R.P. Richardson, Tobacco Pioneer in Reidsville, Has Died, June 25, 1922

R.P. Richardson Dies in a Local Hospital. . . He Was Prominently Identified With Reidsville Tobacco Industry. . . The Body Is Taken Home

Robert Payne Richardson, one of the best known residents of Reidsville, died at a local hospital last night, where he has been undergoing treatment for the past week. The body was taken to his home in Reidsville last night. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

Mr. Richardson was one of the pioneers in the tobacco industry in Reidsville. He was the proprietor of the Old North State Smoking Company and was prominently identified with other enterprises having to do with the manufacture of tobacco., He was also interested in other business firms in Reidsville.

Mr. Richardson, who was about 65 years of age, is survived by his wife, who was Miss Maggie Watt before marriage; two sons, P. Watt Richardson and Robert P. Richardson Jr.; and one daughter, Miss Margaret Richardson, all of Reidsville.

From the front page of the Greensboro Daily News, June 25, 1922