Bevis Ogden Richardson, 50, died Saturday, December 6, 2008. Bevis was born in Beaumont on October 23, 1958 and moved to Austin when he was a freshman in high school. He returned to Beaumont a year ago. Bevis was a member of The Texans service organization and was voted the most popular boy in his senior year at Crockett High School. He attended Southwest University in San Marcos.
Bevis’ career in the food business began when he was a junior at Crocket High School, making barbeque for The County Line On-the-Hill. He became a manager for The County Line and traveled to Houston, Albuquerque, and San Antonio to help open restaurants in those cities. He was also the manager of Haagen Das Ice Cream Shop on “The Drag” in Austin. Bevis later became regional manager of Southwest Food Services in Houston. He also became a waiter, serving at The Olive Garden, The Filling Station and Threadgills’s in Austin and at Los Tios in Houston.
Bevis was preceded in death by his father, K.O. Richardson; brother, Jeffrey Day Richardson; paternal grandparents, Bevis Ogden and Katherine Hanks Richardson; and maternal grandparents, Reverend Leon and Ruby Tatum Day.
He is survived by his mother, Ruth Richardson of Beaumont and Austin; sister and brother-in-law, Ruby Leah and Robert Morgan of Austin; nieces, Elisabeth Richardson of Utah and Maggie Romine and her two children, Rhiannon and James Neal all of Austin; numerous aunts, cousins and a host of friends; his very special friends are the entire Paul Palmer family of Austin; Jill Haralson of Austin; and Jerome Tinzer of Oregon.
His funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont with Reverend L.C. Treadway officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Antioch Cemetery in Buna with Reverend Cary Modisett, pastor of Shawnee Church at Huntington, officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 297153, Houston, Texas 77292; Harbor Hospice Foundation, 2450 North Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713; or to New Life Tabernacle Building Fund, 6655 Highway 105, Beaumont, Texas 77708.
