Margaret (affectionately known to most as “Jean”), the beloved daughter of the late Cornelious Dancy (Bennett) and Johnnie Richardson Senior, was born January 6, 1951 in Crawfordsville, AR.
Jean accepted a belief in Christ at an early age at the Bethel AME Methodist Church in Lansing, AR. In 1953, Jean’s family relocated to St. Louis, MO and resided on Cates Avenue and joined fellowship with Old Landmark COGIC, under the leadership of the late Elder Willie T. Williams. Jean attended St. Engelbert School and later graduated from Beaumont High school in 1968.
In 1970, Jean united in Holy Matrimony to Lonnie Devon Clash Senior and to this union two children were born; a daughter, Desiree Denise and a son, Lonnie Devon Junior.
She started her career in the health care industry working at Delmar Gardens (formerly Chesterfield Manors), Parkside Towers and in the in-home nursing field. Jean’s true passion was caring for people. She didn’t serve to live but lived to serve.
She remarried on February 1, 2002 to Elvertis Goldberg.
She leaves to cherish: her devoted and loving husband, Elvertis Goldberg; her caring son, Lonnie Devon Clash Jr.; precious daughter, Desiree Denise Clash (Rodney Winston); stepchildren, Gerald Goldberg (Sarah), Patricia Goldberg and Elvertis Goldberg Jr.; very precious grandchildren, the Winston and Clash family, Kashana (Cedrick), Michael, Raeven, Cary and D’marco and great-grandchildren, Dajashanae’, Layla Thomas, Sakori and Sakiia Johnson. She also leaves to cherish: her sisters, Vernice Bell (J.C.), Emma Bennett and Ruby Bradley, Carloss Guess (Arthur) and Frankie Richardson; brothers, Cornell Richardson (Tanya), Henry (Evelyn) Bennett, Carl Lee Richardson (Debra), Doneal Bennett (Brenda), Patrick Bohanon (Katherine); two sisters-in-law, Bobbie Applebee and Deloris Butler. She will be truly missed by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and her very special devoted friends, Betty Jones, Lori Bell, Jodie Waldman, Beryl Berrny and Brenda Wolfe and many other relatives and friends. She also leaves her loving pet dogs, Toby, Teddy and Zoe.
