Elizabeth J. “Monkey” Richards, 62, of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. She was predeceased by her parents, Elmer and Hazel Richards and son, John Wesley Butterworth, Jr.

Surviving family includes a daughter, Tracy Lynn Huffman of Roanoke; grandchildren, Alizabeth Bailey of West Virginia and Emma Huffman of Roanoke; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Cheryl Richards; sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Dave Horne; numerous nieces and nephews and caregiver, Meme.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Lotz Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton with Pastor Kyle Dooley officiating. Interment will follow in Glade Creek Cemetery in Blue Ridge. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel.

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