Heard County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ridley, Warren July 6 1925
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The Cleburne News, Cleburne Co. Alabama

NEWSPAPER OBITUARY from The Cleburne News, a newspaper published in Heflin, 
Cleburne County, Alabama

NEWSPAPER issue of July 23, 1925

DEATH of W.A. RIDLEY

On Monday morning, July 6th,  Mr. Warren Ridley, a prominent and highly 
respected christian gentleman, a pioneer citizen of Heard County, Georgia, 
left home on horseback to look after farming interests a few miles away.  When 
he failed to return at noon as expected and as was his custom, some of his 
family and friends made searches for and found him on the plantation he had 
visited in the morning near a spring, where it was thought he dismounted to 
get a drink of water and where death came, without the trace of a struggle.  
Those of the family surviving with whom we are acquainted are:

Mrs. W.A. Ridley, his companion
Mrs. Bob Jones of Whitesburg, GA, the only daughter

Four sons:

Dr. Frank Ridley of Tampa, Fla
Alus Ridley of LaGrange, GA
Claude and Grady Ridley of Heard County, GA

One brother, Will Ridley of Heard County, GA

Sisters are:

Mrs. T.H. Shackleford of Heflin, Ala
Mrs. Thos J. Lovvorn, Newell, Ala
And one sister in Tennessee who was not present

Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at the Ridley home by 
Rev. Henry of Franklin, GA, reading the scripture lesson, followed by Dr. 
Tunhill of LaGrange, GA, delivering the sermon, protraying the wonderful 
provisions of the master in this world for a christian citizenship by his 
people, and how the deceased had so faithfully filled his mission in the 
world.  Then he discussed the citizenship of the Heavenly Kingdom which 
follows a life on earth so faithfully spent.

The body was laid to rest on a mound near the home in the family cemetery in 
the presence of sorrowing relatives, friends and a large concourse of people 
from Heard and surrounding counties, who mourn his departure, but not as those 
who have no hope.     A Friend
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