Richardson, Jarrod Seth, 24, of Big Spring, died on Monday, January 1, 2001, in in a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2001, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. He was born on April 29, 1976 in Paris, Texas. Jarrod was raised in Kermit and Odessa and had attended schools there. He had moved to Big Spring in October 1999 and attended Howard College. He went to work for Cornell Corrections and had attained the rank of Sargent as a correctional officer. He played the drums and had played in several bands. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his daughter, Alexis Bree-Ann Richardson of Odessa; mother and step-father, Debie and A. J. Pirkle of Big Spring; father and step-mother, Robert and Menet Richardson of Kermit; paternal grandmother, Mary Richardson of Kermit; maternal grandparents, Karl and Scottie Wall of Duncanville; his sister, Jillian Richardson of Austin; his half-brother, Tyler Richardson of Kermit; his half-sister, McKenna Richardson of Kermit; three step-brothers and their wives, Kevin and Jessica Pirkle and their son, Caleb, all of Big Spring, Kris and Alise Pirkle of Midland, and Jay and Lynn Pirkle and their daughter, Haley, all of Albuquerque, N.M., and step-grandparent, Ken and Mary Mays of Kermit. Jarrod was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Buck Walker and Ray Richardson. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.,