Patricia Rosetta (Ridley) Richardson November 4, 1945 ~ May 27, 2026 (age 80)

Memorial services for Patricia Rosetta Richardson, 80, of Clovis will be held at 1:39 PM, Sat., May 30, 2026 at Grace Fellowship, 500 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM with Pastor Farril DeFoor officiating assisted by her longtime friend, Pastor Tom Thornton.

Patricia Rosetta Richardson, known to friends and family as Pat, was born Nov. 4, 1945 in Clovis to the home of Myrtle Lodema (Smith) and William Patterson Ridley, and passed from this life in the early morning hours of May 27, 2026 in Clovis.  She was a 1964 graduate of Floyd High School.  Following graduation, Pat went to Los Angeles where she worked in the office of the FBI.  A year later, she returned home to marry her high school sweetheart, Douglas Richardson.  They were married on Nov. 26, 1965 at the Nazarene Church in Clovis.  They made their first home in Portales, but less than a year later moved to Carlsbad, NM.  While living there she worked for the local newspaper for a time, and later as church secretary for a Baptist Church.

In 1974, the family moved to Santa Fe.  While living in Santa Fe Pat had several different jobs.  She worked as a checker in a grocery store, in an insurance office, for a CPA, and finally as a sales clerk at J. C. Penney’s.  In addition, she and her husband developed a Shakley business, selling household and health products.  She became very successful with Shakley, and earned several trips and even a car.

In 1991, they moved to Clovis, and Pat continued to work at the J. C. Penney’s.  In addition, in 1996, she and her sister-in-law started producing and distributing Angel Pins.  They eventually had distribution points in several locations on the East Coast, as well as in  Florida, Branson, MO, and Clovis.

Pat was a marvelous cook.  Her specialties included chicken and dumplings, German chocolate cake, enchiladas, salsa and Spanish rice among others.  She collected recipes, and even produced a book of her recipes on an Apple computer and a dot matrix printer.  She had 40 copies printed at a local office supply in Santa Fe that were then distributed to various family members and friends.

While living in Carlsbad, she was active in the Junior Woman’s Club.  In Santa Fe she was in a synchronized swimming group.  However, her most important activities involved her deep and abiding faith in Christ.  She was very active the Eumaeus Community, and in the Grace Fellowship congregation.

She is survived by Doug, her husband of more than 60 years of their home in Clovis; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kendall and Mary Ellen Richardson of Lubbock, TX and Neil and Melissa Richardson of Burke, VA; 7 grandchildren, Blake Richardson, Travis Richardson, Hannah Richardson, Megan and Nathen Brock, Katherine Richardson, Garrett Ricardson and Gage Richardson; a great-grandson, Maverick Richardson; and a brother, Dwayne Ridley of Melrose.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Charlie Ridley and a grandson, Jonathan Richardson.

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