He is survived by his parents; Barbara Ann Richardson of Henderson, and Nelson and Jennie Mooney of Henderson, a brother; Joey Mooney (Carol) of Humboldt, his grandmother Sue Richardson of Henderson and a niece, nephew, and two great nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister Pamela Sue Mooney.
He was born and reared in Chester County the son of Barbara Ann Richardson and Nelson and Jennie Mooney. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1976, served 8 years in the U. S. Air Force as a computer technician and surgery room tech.
He served from 1983 until 1990. He moved back to Henderson in 1998. He was a heavy equipment operator for the International Brotherhood of Equipment Operators Union. He had most recently worked at Touchtone in Jackson.