Pearl A. Heffner Richardson, 82, of Butler died Thursday, at the Sunnyview Home.

Born Feb. 27, 1924, she was a daughter of Oscar J. and Mary Nicholson Heffner Kanarr.

Richardson was a homemaker. She was a member of Butler Free Methodist Church and was also a Sunday school teacher for many years. She also taught vacation Bible school and worked on the church newsletter.

She enjoyed crafts and taught crafts for CLC.

Surviving her are five children, Mrs. Walter (Harriet) Rearick of Butler, William F. Richardson of Butler, Mary Arnold of Butler, David A. Richardson of Butler, and Norma Jean Divers of Saxonburg; a sister, Ora Terlesky of Girard, Ohio; a stepsister, Betty Kanarr of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Harry Kenneth Richardson, whom she married in 1942, preceded her in death in 1999. She was also preceded in death by a grandson and a brother.

<B>RICHARDSON</B> — Friends of Pearl A. Heffner Richardson, who died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, at <B>Geibel Funeral Home,</B> 201 E. Cunningham St. in Butler.Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Matthew Perkins officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenlawn Burial Estates.Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Greater Pennsylvania, Chapter 100, West Station Square Drive, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.