John Richardson GIFFORD – John J. Richardson, 75, of Gifford died at 6:54 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 2, 1999) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Rantoul. The Rev. Jeffrey Laible will officiate. Burial will be in St. Laurence Cemetery, Penfield. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton, with rosary at 8 p.m.