Master PSO Scott Richardson

AIKEN, SC --Master Public Safety Officer Scott Richardson, 33, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from wounds he received when shot during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in the City of Aiken. Born in Augusta GA, Scott was a son of Richard K. and Patsy Randall Richardson. He grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of South Aiken High and the University of South Carolina Aiken. Master PSO Richardson began his career with Aiken Public Safety on September 27, 1999 as a Cadet and worked his way to a Driver Operator position and then became a Public Safety Officer on February 14, 2005. He was a member of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association. Survivors include his beloved wife, Amelyn Sorell Richardson; three sons, Zander, Chase and Maddox; his parents, Richard and Pat Richardson, Aiken; his brother, Ken Richardson (Cathy), Aiken; his paternal grandmother, Pauline Richardson, Kennwick, WA; mother-in-law, Rosa Sorell; a sister-in-law, Sharon Werger, Port Charlotte, FL; two uncles, Bobby Richardson (Mary), Aiken, Jimmy Richardson (Connie), Aiken; four aunts, Sandra Richardson, Kennwick, WA, Betty Owen (Gerald), Aiken, Lila Ruth Harley, Aiken and Catherine Queen, Youngstown, OH; and a number of nieces and nephews. Master PSO Richardson was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Willie and Annie Randall, paternal grandfather, Idell Richardson, uncle, Edward Randall and father-in-law, Walker Sorell. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Noon at the University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 PM Monday at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Edward Scott Richardson Children's Fund, Savannah River Banking Co,407 Silver Bluff Rd., SW, Aiken, SC 29803 Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Master PSO Scott Richardson, please visit our flower store.