Obit of Riedt, Gerald (r300) - Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

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   Gerald Riedt
   
   Gerald Riedt, 94, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001.
   
   Graveside  services  will  be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Elmwood Cemetery at
   Hartshorne,   Okla.,  with  the  Rev.  Kevin  Boyd,  pastor  of  First
   Presbyterian  Church  at  McAlester,  officiating. Arrangements are by
   Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
   
   Mr. Riedt was born in Gowen, Indian Territory, Okla., and had lived in
   Hartshorne  until  moving  to  Amarillo in February 2001. He owned and
   operated Jerry Riedt Coal Mining Co. and was a partner with his father
   in a mercantile store.
   
   He was an excellent football player and debater during his time at the
   University of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, and the College of the Ozarks.
   He  was  a member of the Presbyterian Church at Hartshorne. He married
   Helen McAlpine on July 4, 1935, in Dennison.
   
   He was preceded in death by a son, Gerald C. Riedt, on May 23, 2001.
   
   Survivors  include his wife; two daughters, Edith Wall of Amarillo and
   Elaine  Frizzell  and husband, Mike, of Bethany, Okla.; a son, Harvest
   Riedt  and  wife,  Evelyn, of Amarillo; six grandchildren, Judy Riedt,
   Kyle  Riedt,  Nikki  Riedt,  Sara  Nerbetski,  Steven Wall and Carolyn
   Sneed; and seven great-grandchildren.
   
   The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in Mills
   Funeral Home at Hartshorne.
   
   The  family  suggests  memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S.
   Jefferson,  Amarillo,  TX  79101;  American Cancer Society, 3915 Bell,
   Amarillo, TX 79109; or to a favorite charity.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 9, 2001
   
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