ROBERT REYNARD "CURLY" RICHARDS, SR., age 95, a resident of Irving for over 45 years, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Crestview Court Rehab. Born January 2, 1920 in McClendon County, Texas, he was the son of Charles Daniel Richards and Ruth Ann Blackman Richards. He was a retired estimator for commercial trucking trailer construction. A veteran of the U S Navy during World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of the VFW Post in Irving. The last of nine children, he is preceded in death also by his wife Maxine and two step-sons John Duncan and Charles Eaton, a step-daughter, Diana Poteete, and a son-in-law Archie Johnson February 2015. Survivors include a daughter Peggy Johnson of Grand Prairie; son Robert R. Richards, Jr. and wife Mary of Cedar Hill; step-daughter Elaine Carty of Austin; grandchildren, Wayne Johnson, Rick Johnson, Robert Armstrong, David Richards, James Richards, Leanne Young, Paul Carty, Chris Carty, Tessa House, Renee Oliver and Douglas Poteete; 15 great grandchildren; and 9 great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving with the funeral to follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Grand Prairie.