From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Thursday, August 21, 1980, p. 2G:
Lucille Richhart, 74, leader of Fort Worth's first registered Girl Scout troop and a former travel writer, was found dead at her home at 1528 Cooper Wednesday.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, after which there will be a private burial.
Mrs. Richhart was honored by the national Girl Scouts in 1960 during the organization's 100th anniversary for her work to organize the troop in 1925.
Her troop, which met in the choir room of the Central Methodist Church and made its own uniforms out of two pieces of khaki, once went on a 200-mile, six-day backpack trip from Cloudcroft, N.M., to Carlsbad Caverns.
During her 20 years as a free-lance travel writer for the Star-Telegram, Mrs. Richhart traveled all over the world, nine times by freighter and three times aboard sailing ships.
Her travels took her through the Panama Canal, to most islands in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and on a three-month trip around South America.
Mrs. Richhart was born in Big Spring, but spent most of her life in Fort Worth, 55 years at the Cooper Street address.
She and her husband, former Star-Telegram reporter, C. L. Richhart, made headlines when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1974.
They re-enacted their half-century-old wedding ceremony in the same spot in which it was originally performed, despite the fact that the spot was no longer a church, but the boxing ring of the Panther Boys club.
The two wore boxing gloves during the re-enactment.
Mrs. Richhart was a member of the Fort Worth Bible Church.
Survivors are her husband, C. L. Richhart; two sons, James K. Richhart and Carl E. Richhart; a brother, Elmer Girdwood, all of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to a favorite charity.
Lucille Richhart, 74, leader of Fort Worth's first registered Girl Scout troop and a former travel writer, was found dead at her home at 1528 Cooper Wednesday.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, after which there will be a private burial.
Mrs. Richhart was honored by the national Girl Scouts in 1960 during the organization's 100th anniversary for her work to organize the troop in 1925.
Her troop, which met in the choir room of the Central Methodist Church and made its own uniforms out of two pieces of khaki, once went on a 200-mile, six-day backpack trip from Cloudcroft, N.M., to Carlsbad Caverns.
During her 20 years as a free-lance travel writer for the Star-Telegram, Mrs. Richhart traveled all over the world, nine times by freighter and three times aboard sailing ships.
Her travels took her through the Panama Canal, to most islands in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and on a three-month trip around South America.
Mrs. Richhart was born in Big Spring, but spent most of her life in Fort Worth, 55 years at the Cooper Street address.
She and her husband, former Star-Telegram reporter, C. L. Richhart, made headlines when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1974.
They re-enacted their half-century-old wedding ceremony in the same spot in which it was originally performed, despite the fact that the spot was no longer a church, but the boxing ring of the Panther Boys club.
The two wore boxing gloves during the re-enactment.
Mrs. Richhart was a member of the Fort Worth Bible Church.
Survivors are her husband, C. L. Richhart; two sons, James K. Richhart and Carl E. Richhart; a brother, Elmer Girdwood, all of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to a favorite charity.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Thursday, August 21, 1980, p. 2G:
Lucille Richhart, 74, leader of Fort Worth's first registered Girl Scout troop and a former travel writer, was found dead at her home at 1528 Cooper Wednesday.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, after which there will be a private burial.
Mrs. Richhart was honored by the national Girl Scouts in 1960 during the organization's 100th anniversary for her work to organize the troop in 1925.
Her troop, which met in the choir room of the Central Methodist Church and made its own uniforms out of two pieces of khaki, once went on a 200-mile, six-day backpack trip from Cloudcroft, N.M., to Carlsbad Caverns.
During her 20 years as a free-lance travel writer for the Star-Telegram, Mrs. Richhart traveled all over the world, nine times by freighter and three times aboard sailing ships.
Her travels took her through the Panama Canal, to most islands in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and on a three-month trip around South America.
Mrs. Richhart was born in Big Spring, but spent most of her life in Fort Worth, 55 years at the Cooper Street address.
She and her husband, former Star-Telegram reporter, C. L. Richhart, made headlines when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1974.
They re-enacted their half-century-old wedding ceremony in the same spot in which it was originally performed, despite the fact that the spot was no longer a church, but the boxing ring of the Panther Boys club.
The two wore boxing gloves during the re-enactment.
Mrs. Richhart was a member of the Fort Worth Bible Church.
Survivors are her husband, C. L. Richhart; two sons, James K. Richhart and Carl E. Richhart; a brother, Elmer Girdwood, all of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to a favorite charity.
Lucille Richhart, 74, leader of Fort Worth's first registered Girl Scout troop and a former travel writer, was found dead at her home at 1528 Cooper Wednesday.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Harveson and Cole Funeral Home, after which there will be a private burial.
Mrs. Richhart was honored by the national Girl Scouts in 1960 during the organization's 100th anniversary for her work to organize the troop in 1925.
Her troop, which met in the choir room of the Central Methodist Church and made its own uniforms out of two pieces of khaki, once went on a 200-mile, six-day backpack trip from Cloudcroft, N.M., to Carlsbad Caverns.
During her 20 years as a free-lance travel writer for the Star-Telegram, Mrs. Richhart traveled all over the world, nine times by freighter and three times aboard sailing ships.
Her travels took her through the Panama Canal, to most islands in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and on a three-month trip around South America.
Mrs. Richhart was born in Big Spring, but spent most of her life in Fort Worth, 55 years at the Cooper Street address.
She and her husband, former Star-Telegram reporter, C. L. Richhart, made headlines when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1974.
They re-enacted their half-century-old wedding ceremony in the same spot in which it was originally performed, despite the fact that the spot was no longer a church, but the boxing ring of the Panther Boys club.
The two wore boxing gloves during the re-enactment.
Mrs. Richhart was a member of the Fort Worth Bible Church.
Survivors are her husband, C. L. Richhart; two sons, James K. Richhart and Carl E. Richhart; a brother, Elmer Girdwood, all of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to a favorite charity.
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