John (Jack) Edward Richmond

  General Notes:

Jack and Eleanor Richmond lived on High Street in Hayesville, Ohio from 1951 - 1963. At the time there were no addresses and all mail was picked up at the post office. The house now appears to have two families living in it with addresses 19 and 20 High Street.

Jack and Eleanor were married 67 years, loving parents of 4 children, 12 grand-children and 2 great-grandchildren.

John Richmond Obituary:
John (Jack) Edward Richmond was born in Akron, OH on November 3, 1926. He served in the Army during WWII after which he worked with his father at the Richmond & Son Grocery in Hayesville, OH. Jack then became a professional with the Boy Scouts of America, serving councils in four states for almost 30 years, retiring in 1987 as National Director of Scouting for the Handicapped and Education Relationships.

Jack thoroughly enjoyed his lifetime hobby of singing with Barbershop Choruses and Quartets. In Texas, his Friends in Harmony quartet was inducted into the Southwestern District Hall of Fame in 1996. He concluded his participation with the Barbershop Harmony Society as a member of the America the Beautiful Chorus in Colorado Springs.

Jack was a member of the Springs Community Church (RCA) in Colorado Springs, of Masonic Lodge #151 in Ashland, OH and of the Lions Club. He was proud to be a descendant of Pilgrim Thomas Rogers and was also a member of the Mayflower Society.

Jack is survived by his loving wife of nearly 67 years, Eleanor, and four children: Douglas (Katie) of Fredericksburg, VA, John (Karen) of St. Albans, WV, Daniel (Laurey) of Frederick, MD and Elaine (Robert) Campbell of Littleton, CO., eleven grandchildren, two great-grandsons, sister Marian Burr of Ashland, and many special nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by sisters Lillian Hout, Lois Richmond, and JoAnn Bartley, and grandson Joseph Campbell.

Graveside services will be held in late spring at Hayesville-Vermillion Cemetery, Ashland County, OH.
Published by The Denver Gazette on Nov. 21, 2014.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service: World War II. Jack Richmond served in the military during World War II.

2. Residence: Jack and Eleanor Richmond Home in Hayesville, Ohio, 1951-1963.

John married Eleanor Elaine Patterson on 30 Nov 1947 in Hayesville Methodist Church, Hayesville, Ohio. (Eleanor Elaine Patterson was born on 30 Jul 1926 in Vermillion Township, Ashland County, Ohio and died on 21 Dec 2023 in Colorado.)