Obit of Evalyn Regina Welling Ridgeway (r320) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 23 Aug 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Ridgway, Welling, Stewart, Tanner, Merrill, Hodges Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4836 Evalyn Regina Welling Ridgeway "Grandma" was born March 27, 1917 in Paragould, Arkansas to Regina "Reggie" and Bob Welling and went to be with her Heavenly Father June 29, 1992 in the Mercy Medical Center at the age of 75 years, 3 months and 2 days. Evalyn married Pete James Ridgway, originally from Roger Mills County, Oklahoma on October 28, 1935 in Panhandle, Texas. They lived in Sweeney, Texas before returning to Roger Mills County to make their home in 1979. "Grandma" enjoyed laughing and fun things. She received pleasure from canning, raising irises and being with friends and family. In later years "Grandma" took care of Mable Beavin, whom she loved very dearly. She was a member of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 1 daughter, Duala Regina Stewart. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 1992 at the Magnolia Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Stephen Gude, and assisted by Stan Norman. Interment will be in the Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas later that afternoon at 3:30 p.m. under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Survivors include two grandsons, James William Tanner of Roll, Oklahoma and Michael James Stewart of Lake Jackson, Texas; two cousins, Jean Merrill of Murray, Kentucky and Bobby Hodges of Allen Park, Michigan and a host of relatives and friends. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK