Robert W. Richardson

Robert W. Richardson, 84, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at home.

Cremation will take place at Trimble Crematory, Moline, under the direction of Cremation Society of the Quad Cities.

Bob was born March 29, 1935, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Willard and Amerial (Whitney) Richardson. He married Karen Cook on October 28, 1984, in Arlington, Texas.

He started working at a shoe store in Decatur when he was 15 years old and was managing two locations by the time he was 16. He then sold shoes for J.C. Penney for 25 years before working at Slumberland Furniture, retiring in 2015.

Robert is survived by his wife, Karen; three children, Robert Richardson Jr. of Maine, Belinda Frazier of Indiana, and Rebekah Gillis of California; three step-children, Angela Bearden of Texas, Troy Cook of Texas, and Brenda Sorg of Illinois; two brothers, Thomas and David Michael Richardson, both of Missouri; and 50 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be shared at CremationQC.com.