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Edna Ormenta Ridge



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Ridge, Edna Ormenta
Died August 29, 1964, Corydon, Indiana.
She lived all her life in Crawford County, Indiana

Leavenworth -- Mrs Edna Ormenta Ridge, daughter of Greenberry and Minerva Wiseman Kemp, was born September 28, 1881, at Alton. She died on August 29, at the Harrison County Hospital in Corydon at the age of 82.

On January 28, 1900, she married William Albert Ridge. To this union ten children were born.

At an early age, she united with the Christian Church at Deuchars. In 1955, she and her husband moved to Leavenworth, and she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian Church. She remained an ever-faithful member and Christian.

She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons, Forest and Sherman.

Survivors include five daughters and three sons, Mrs Lettie Levell, of Curby; Mrs Cecil Lane, Mrs Sylvia Chambers, both of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mrs Marie Farris, of Logansport, and Mrs Naomi Watson, of New Albany; Lawrence, of New York; Marshall, of Detroit, and Ray Ridge, of Curby; 32 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday , September 1, at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, with the Rev John Hart in charge. Burial was in the Bloom Riddle cemetery.

Card of Thanks -- We most sincerely thank each friend and relative for all the thoughtful acts of kindness, especially for the beautiful flowers, during our bereavement. The Ridge Family.

Ridge, Mrs Edna Ormenta
Rites Are Held For Mrs Edna Ridge - Leavenworth - Mrs Edna Ridge, 82, died Saturday at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon.

She is survived by five daughters, Mrs Lettie Levell, of English, Route 1; Mrs Cecil Lane, Mrs Sylvia Chambers, of Mount Clemens, Mich.; Mrs Marie Farris, of Logansport, and Mrs Naomi Watson, of New Albany; three sons, Lawrence Ridge, of Rockville Center, N.Y.; Marshall Ridge, of Detroit, and Ray Ridge, of English, Route 1. and 32 grandchildren.

Final rites were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Leavenworth Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member. Burial was in the Bloom Riddle cemetery at Alton.

Ridge, Mrs Edna Ormenta

Called To Leavenworth - Leavenworth - Those who were called here on account of the death of Mrs Edna O. Ridge were Mr and Mrs F.D. Lane, Mrs Sylvia Chambers, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mr and Mrs James Farris, their sons, Bill, Frank and Gary; Mr and Mrs Junior Schaffer, their son, Jeffrey; Mr and Mrs Gene Schaffer, Mr and Mrs Forest Eiler, Mrs John Hettinger, Mrs Tom Smith, of Logansport; Lawrence Ridge, of Rockville Centre, N.Y.; Mr and Mrs Marion Watson, their children, Carol, Joyce, Ina and David; Mrs Iris Cooke, her daughters, Patty and Kathy; Mrs Jack McCoy, Mrs Kenneth Atwood, her son Jimmy; Mr and Mrs Frank Francis, Mrs Hubert Atwood, her daughter, Shirley; Mr and Mrs Clifton Atwood, their daughters, Roseann and Denise; Mrs Paul Varner, Mrs Lizzie Riddle, of Greenwell; Mrs Herman Bloodsloe, of New Albany; Mr and Mrs Robert Francis, of Jeffersonville; Mr and Mrs Guy Harvey, their grandson, of Salem; Mr and Mrs Roy Malcom, Mrs Brittie McCollum, of Chenoa, Ill.; Mr and Mrs John McCracken, their son; Mrs Leroy Seibolt, her children, Leroy Jr. and Martha; Mrs Katherine Horn, Mr and Mrs Joe Ridge, of Louisville; Mr and Mrs Winfred Beals, of English, Route 1.

This obituary was submitted by Dan Houser