Amelia Ann Collier Richards Barnes of Raeford died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.
She was born at the Reeves Clinic in Hope Mills on May 11, 1951 to Irvin Collier and Flossie Jacobs Collier. She was preceded in death by her siblings, James McVicker, Bobby McVicker, Billy McVicker, Ronnie McVicker, Ray Collier, and Virginia Lou Bertram.
She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, and family dinners, especially holidays. She also loved reading, working with flowers and plants in the yard, decorating for holidays and her cats. Her family and time with them were the most important things in her life.
She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Michelle Richards of Irwin, Pennsylvania; a son, Gregory Adam Richards and wife Lisa of Parkton; four grandchildren, Caitlyn Davis, Scarlett Richards, Charles Richards and Shayla Richards; the father of her children, Charles E. Richards; and a sister, Doris Mahlum of Desert Hot Springs, California.
Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Crumpler Funeral Home in Raeford.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 201 at the Crumpler Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jay Barr officiating. Burial will be in the Alloway Cemetery.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com