Jack Scott Richards, 84, of Grand Island died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, with the Rev. Trudy Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Grand Island, with military honors by United Veterans Honor Guard and The United States Army Honor Team.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to First-Faith United Methodist Church.
Jack Scott Richards was born Jan. 4, 1932, at Schuyler, the son of Proctor B. and Gladys A. (Scott) Richards. He grew up in Schuyler, graduating from Schuyler High School with the class of 1950. He received his Bachelor of Social Science degree from Hastings College and his Master's Degree in Education from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
He entered the United States Army Feb. 8, 1954, serving in Korea, and was honorably discharged Dec. 1, 1955. He was united in marriage to Shirley J. Auhl on Aug. 2, 1959, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island. Jack taught social science at Grand Island Senior High for 35 years, retiring in 1991.
He was a member of First-Faith United Methodist Church in Grand Island, American Legion, Saddle Club, Masonic Lodge of Schuyler and Retired School Personnel Association, now known as Grand Island Area Retired School Personnel.
He enjoyed reading and loved woodcarving.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Shirley of Grand Island; three sons and daughters-in-law, Brian K. Richards of Denver, Colo., Gregory S. and Darla Richards and Dwight and Laura Richards, all of Grand Island; three granddaughters, Casey and Cami Richards of Denver, Colo., and Abigail Richards of Grand Island; and a grandson, Corey Richards of Denver, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his parents.