James E. "Jimmy" Richmond Sr.

     James E. “Jimmy” Richmond Sr., 82, of Sand Knob, Nimitz went home to be

with the Lord, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, following a long illness.

     Born November 7, 1942, in Hinton, he was a son of the late Carl Jr. and

Lavattia Susan Richmond Lilly.

     Jimmy was a member of Bluestone Baptist Church. He enjoyed his lifetime

occupation of being an auto mechanic. During his career, he worked several

years for Grady Whitlock Ford where he made many lifelong friends. He was also

the owner and operator of both the Exxon Service station in Nimitz and Jim’s

Body Shop. Jimmy was well-known in the area for always doing excellent

painting and body work. He was a former Fire Chief at Jumping Branch Nimitz

Volunteer Fire Department with many years of service. He especially enjoyed

preparing for the annual ramp dinners.

     Jimmy enjoyed farming. Many long hours were spent in the hayfield and

he never seemed to tire of the hard work in the hot sun. He also enjoyed

gardening and passed tidbits of his knowledge to his granddaughters. Lillian and

Hannah brought so much joy to their Papaw. He was attentive to any and every

story they wanted to tell and was interested in each exciting thing they wanted to

show him.

     Jimmy was preceded in death by one son, James E. “Butch” Richmond Jr.

and a cousin, Beth White.

     Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 63 years, Venita Mae

Lilly Richmond, one son, David Carl Richmond and wife Carolyn, and two very

special granddaughters, Lillian Beth Richmond and Hannah Grace Richmond. He

is also survived by his cousins, Steve White, Tyler White and wife Candy,

daughter Kenzie, and Tristan White.

     A private memorial service will be held at a later date.