Pictured at left: C. Edmund Richardson, age 57 (1915)

Edmund spent the last years of his life in the Gila Valley (Thatcher) of Arizona where he moved from the Corner Ranch in New Mexico so his children could have access to better educational and social opportunities. Three of his wives relocated to the Gila Valley (Daisie, Beckie and Sadie), while Sarah moved to Snowflake, Arizona where her father had left her a house. Daisie eventually moved to Logan, Utah to be with her father’s family. Both women would have liked to remain with Edmund, had their economic situation been different. Sadie and Beckie remained in the Gila Valley.

The Richardson families attended the Thatcher and Lebanon Wards. Under the direction of John F. Nash, of the St. Joseph Stake presidency, Edmund was called as the second counselor to Bishop John A. Lee on Sunday, May 24, 1914. He served in this capacity until his release on July 18, 1915 by Stake President Andrew Kimball.

(See Charles Edmund Richardson, Man of Destiny by Annie R. Johnson, pages 632-635.)