Jayden Ty Richards

Jayden Ty Richards obituary, Lafayette, IN

Jayden Ty Richards

Jayden Richards Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Soller-Baker Funeral Homes, Inc. – Lafayette Chapel on Jul. 19, 2025.

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Jayden Ty Richards, 22, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was born on April 30, 2003, in Lafayette, and graduated from Carroll High School in 2021. In middle and high schools, he was a member of the high school band, playing French horn.
Ty was serving his service apprenticeship to be an automobile mechanic.
He was a member of Underrated Motors and 765 Motors car clubs, and enjoyed kayaking, boating, fishing, shooting, traveling, being outdoors, music, working on cars, especially his Colorado truck, and his cat, Sissy. Also, his late fur best friend dog, Bullett.
Surviving is his mother, Brooke Richards of Lafayette, father, Kevin (Amy Ellison) Richards of Lafayette, grandparents, Kenneth and Cindy Richards of Frankfort, and a sister, Joslyn Conrad of Lafayette. Aunts and uncles, Bryan Beeker, Matthew (Kasey Miller) Richards, Tony (Amanda) Richards, cousins Owen White, Connor and Charlotte Richards, as well as several great aunts, uncles, and cousins. Also, many close childhood best friends.
Ty was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gerald and Janet Beeker.
Visitation will be from 10:00 am until the time of the service at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd. Lafayette. His burial will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery in Lafayette.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ty's name to a humane society of the donor's choice.

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