Lavida H. “Vi” Richards
August 15, 1922- January 24, 2024
Lavida H. “Vi” Richards, 101+, of Sweet Home passed away January 24, 2024 in Lebanon. She was born near Chariton, Iowa, on August 15, 1922, the youngest of eight children born to H. Taylor and Myrtle (Nussbaum) Oxenreider. She grew up on a farm in Lacona, Iowa, and attended high school in Chariton, Iowa.
In 1940, Lavida married Noel Richards. They had their first daughter,…