Mr. Tony "Rich Cat" Richardson

March 8, 1962 - August 1, 2018

Funeral service for Mr. Tony “Rich Cat” Richardson, 56, of Opelika, AL will be held at 12:00 pm Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Peterson and Williams Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev. Johnnie Nelms will officiate. Rev. Robert Strickland will be the Eulogist. Mr. Richardson passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center. He was the son of the late Mr. Epson Richardson, Jr. and Mrs. Queen Floyd Richardson. He was a graduated of Opelika High School. Mr. Richardson was a professional painter and a guitarist. The family will receive family and friends at the funeral home this evening from 6:00 -7:00 pm. He is survived by: three siblings, Colleen (Rev. Robert) Strickland, Vanessa (Rev. Johnnie) Nelms and Dwayne (Melinda) Richardson all of Opelika, AL; two aunts, Doris Ward and Mary Frances Smith both of Opelika, AL; seven nieces and nephews, Jacquez Strickland of Panama City, FL, Nicholas (Teresa) Richardson of Trenton, NJ, Tonya Nelms, Samone Wilson, Queenessa Wilson, Epson Dwayne Richardson and Ty Strickland all of Opelika, Al; special cousins, Wilber Ward and David L. Burton both of Opelika, AL; a host of cousins, great nieces and nephews, other family and friends.