Ruby "Nell" Richards

Nell was born on December 10, 1928 to Leona and Coldon Papasan on a ranch near Ovalo, Texas. Nell was 84.
Nell married the late Conda O. Richards on May 1st, 1949. They were married for 49 years. She and Conda were members of the GMC Travel Club and traveled nationwide in their GMC Motorhome for many years. She lived on the Chadbourne Ranch near Bronte, Texas and in Ballinger, Texas.
Nell was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bronte. She was also a proud member of the Coke County Red Hat Society and was an avid supporter of the Fort Chadbourne Foundation.
Nell was preceded in death by her husband, Conda O. Richards and her parents Leona and Coldon Papasan, and her late brother, Jimmy Papasan, and her grandson, Michael Thornhill. She is survived by her 3 children; two sons, Brian Richards and his wife, Cynthia of Lubbock, Garland Richards and his wife, Lana of Fort Chadbourne, and one daughter, Sallie Richards of San Antonio. She is also survived by her sister, Patsy Fort, brothers Bobie Papasan and David Papasan. Grandchildren include Conda Richards and wife, Tami; Chuck Boecking and wife, Monique; Alisa Plumley and husband, Steve, Brent Boecking and wife, Anna, Sharla Littlefield and husband, Les, Neil Boecking and wife, Melanie, Michelle Kiser and husband, Beau, Sarah Foster and husband, Chuck, Jade Angel and husband, Kenneth and Cody Moore. She was also survived by numerous great grandkids.
Graveside services will be at 3 pm on Sunday, August 18 at the Fort Chadbourne Cemetery.
We would like to thank her caregivers, Kim Kenner and Becky Watson, Odyssey Hospice and the staff at the Bronte Health and Rehab center for taking care of Nell.
Memorials may be made to the Fort Chadbourne Foundation at 651 Fort Chadbourne Road, Bronte, Texas 76933.