Robert D. "Bob" Richardson

Bob Richardson passed away October 27, 2026 surrounded by loved ones.

He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Craighead County on December 10, 1936, to P.L. Richardson and Vera Constance Cole Richardson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Jim and wife Bonnie, his brother Jerry and wife Beverly, his brother Dick, his step son Tommy Reed and Tommy’s son Joey. Also preceded in death by the mother of his three children, Diane Richardson.

He is survived by his wife of 16 years Donna Reed Richardson, daughter Stacey Richardson Stoll and her two children Mikaela and her husband Sawyer Boone, and Carson Stoll. He is also survived by his son Robert (Rob) Dean Richardson, Jr., his daughter Cynthia Tanner Ivey and her husband Rex Ivey and grandchildren Eric and wife Shada Tanner and their children Madison and Victoria, Jason Tanner and his sons Jasper and Maxim. He is also survived by his step children Phillip and Sandy Reed, and great grandchild Lana, (daughter of Joey Reed).

Bob graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1955. He was educated at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and Little Rock. He was the past chairman/CEO/President of Richardson Construction Company, RBC Construction Company and Property Developers Inc. among others. He included his brothers as constructors, stockholders/officers in one or more of his companies.

Bob enjoyed his family, his children, grandchildren, friends, boating, hunting, riding horses, fishing, scuba diving, traveling, flying his airplanes, gardening, and the Arkansas Razorbacks. He enjoyed playing social card games with family and friends. He also enjoyed his golden years with his wife Donna and all of the great times (traveling, vacations, music shows/events of all kinds and movies). He loved her great cooking. He did the tasting and chopping of the vegetables, drank a glass of wine and they had lots of fun together these last 16 years.

He was the past president of the AGC Associated General Contractors of America, Building Arkansas Division, the Associated Builders (ABC), the BBB, ARK Realtor’s Association, The Razorback Club, The Lakewood Property Association, past chairman of the Redfield Ball Field and the Athletic Association. He was a real estate broker, a real estate appraiser and was a member of the Army National Guard and Army Reserves. He enjoyed many friends and business associates in the building industry.

His companies were General Building Contractors and they built many new, large projects including the Jefferson County Court House in Pine Bluff, a new hospital building in Monticello, the Arkansas Natural Resource Building in WLR, many Safeway Supermarkets in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He also built a Skaggs Supermarket in North Little Rock and Little Rock, the student center at UALR and many schools in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Cabot, Jacksonville, Stuttgart, White Hall, Redfield, Dumas, Heber Springs and others. He built the Mid South Savings and Loan building in Little Rock and the Savings and Loan in Conway among many other projects. Remodeled/ added to the VA Hospital, the UA Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Hospital, and various projects for Pulaski County and the State Arkansas and Fed. He put the east end of War Memorial Stadium in. He built the Elementary School in Redfield that his children and 2 grandchildren went to. He also built two houses that family members have lived in. He lived a very full and blessed life.

Visitation will be held Monday, November 2, 2026 at 11AM at Smith Sherwood Funeral Home (7700 AR-107, Sherwood, AR 72120). Celebration of Life service will follow at 11:45AM at Smith Sherwood Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park (7401 Hwy 5 N, Alexander, AR 72002) at 2PM.