Edward Dallas Richards, 75, of North Whitehall Township, died Sept. 5, 2016, at home.

He and his wife Betty Jo (Whitehair) Richards were married 56 years.

Born in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Carl and Viola (Weingartner) Richards.

At an early age, he and his family moved to Eastlake, Ohio.

A North High School graduate, He was a manager for Diamond Brothers Men’s Clothing Store.

A financial advisor with the same organization for 53 years, he was currently the managing partner with Richards, Meli and Associates, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., Allentown.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, where he was an elder.

He was on the President’s Advisory Council and was a 1992 recipient of the prestigious “Hall of Fame” award.

A board member of the Wildlands Conservancy, he was a former board member of the Liberty Bell Shrine, a past president of the former Allentown Exchange Club and a long-term member of the former West End Racquetball Club.

Dressed in period costume and riding his favorite horse, he participated in the 1976 reenactment of bringing a replica of the “Liberty” and other bells in a week-long wagon train journey from Philadelphia to Allentown’s Zion Reformed United Church of Christ.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by son Scot and his wife, Karen, of North Whitehall Township; daughter, Liane and her husband, Stephen Meli, of Schnecksville; brother James and his wife, Judy Richards, of Ellwood City; sister Bonnie and her husband, Derrick Stevenson, of Beaver Falls; grandchildren Janelle, David and Garrett Richards and Abbigael and Ethaen Meli; nieces Tami Stevenson Clarke and Vicci Stevenson; and nephew, Jason Richards.

He was predeceased by a nephew, Craig Richards.

His memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, 3231 W. Tilghman St., Allentown, 18104.

Contributions may be made to The Wildlands Conservancy, 3701 Orchid Place, Emmaus, PA 18049; his church; or to St. Luke’s Hospice, 240 Union Station Plaza, first floor, Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Arrangements were made by J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.