Benny Eugene Richardson

Benny Eugene Richardson passed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior on July 12, 2025, in Hobart at age 77. He was born on August 23, 1947, in Alva, Oklahoma to Albert Leroy Richardson and Dorothy Mae (Haltom) Richardson. Benny lived with his parents in Midwest City, Oklahoma until the age of 9 when he went to live with his grandparents in Hopeton where he helped work on his grandparents' wheat farm. He graduated from Dacoma High School in 1966. In high school Benny excelled in FFA, band and speech, particularly debate. Right after high school he worked with the harvest crew following the wheat harvest north until he joined the Air Force Reserves later in 1966. During this time of his life, Benny also gained employment with Lee Way Motorfreight in Oklahoma City, which began his career in trucking transportation. Benny met the love of his life Alta Beth Conley, a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone, and then married her July 25,1969 in Midwest City. They enjoyed 56 years of marriage, and according to Benny she was finer than a frog hair split four ways. Benny and Beth lived in Midwest City and had two children, Sheryl Lynn and Adam Lee. In 1973 they moved their young family to Slaughterville, Oklahoma making several lifelong family friends while there. In 1988 they moved to the St. Louis area for many years so that he could continue his passion and career of moving the nation’s freight. “If you got it, a truck brought it,” was one of his favorite sayings. They followed the job and lived in College Station, TX and then back to Midwest City before finally retiring and settling in Lone Wolf in 2009 to be near his son and family. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Lone Wolf. In his younger years he loved to ride motorcycles and fly airplanes. The last time he flew was the day he and Beth were married. Benny loved to team rope and took his family to many rodeos in the early years. He also loved to take his family on fishing and camping adventures and was known for bringing everything but the kitchen sink. Benny loved any western movie, especially John Wayne, and liked to try new foods and restaurants so he could wine and dine his clients in the trucking industry. Benny was a Terminal Manager for many years and for several companies, but found his true calling as a Safety Director and even put together truck parking and driving competitions in Oklahoma City. He truly enjoyed nature and his grandchildren and liked taking them to places like the OKC Zoo, the Wichita Mountains and the Quartz Mountain State Park near Lone Wolf. He is survived by his wife Beth of the home, son Adam Richardson and wife Stacey of Lone Wolf and daughter Sheryl Grigsby and husband Garett of Attica, Kansas. Benny leaves a legacy of grandchildren: Morgan Landwehr and husband Ronnie, Doss Grigsby and wife Allison, Colby Richardson and wife Faith, Mattie Richardson and fiancé Sam Dolan, Cordell Richardson, Jewel Richardson, great grandchildren, Rose Landwehr, Maggie Landwehr, Ronald Carter Landwehr, Eileen Richardson, Elaina Richardson and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Dorothy Richardson, two brothers, Forest Richardson, Randall Richardson, and his special grandparents Cecil and Estel Haltom Memorial services for Benny are scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 A.M., at the First Baptist Church in Lone Wolf with Pastor Jim Riley officiating. Memorials in Benny's name may be made to the First Baptist Church in Lone Wolf. He will be buried at the Waynoka Cemetery, Waynoka, Oklahoma at 04:00 p.m. Online condolences for Benny can be made by visiting www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com.

Benny Eugene Richardson

August 23, 1947 - July 12, 2025

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August 23, 1947 - July 12, 2025

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