Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Teague Chronicle
September 27, 2007 edition


ELEANOR RIDDLE


Funeral services for Eleanor (Adams) Riddle, age 91, of Weatherford, Texas and 
formerly of Teague, Texas, were conducted on September 24, 2007, at the First 
United Methodist Church in Teague. Rev. Jeff Powers officiated and interment 
was at Mexia Cemetery.

Mrs. Riddle died on September 21, 2007, in Weatherford, Texas. She was born in
Coolidge, Texas on March 22, 1916, to John Q. Adams and Nellie Adams.

Mrs. Riddle lived in Teague for 50 years. She and her husband moved to Amarillo,
Texas thirteen years ago. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church
of Teague for fifty years. She loved her church and Sunday class as she loved 
the Lord. She was a housewife, a loving wife, and mother and loved her 
grandchildren. They were the joy of her life. She loved people and visiting with 
everyone. She was loved by so many people.

Mrs. Riddle was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 67 years,
Rex Riddle, her daughter Barbara Riddle Jordan, her sisters Hazel Smith, Lou 
Mathis and Faye Jean Suttleworth and her brother Roger Adams.

Mrs. Riddle is survived by her children Patsy Rieves and husband Don of Clear 
Lake, Texas; Rex A. Riddle and wife Marsha of Hammond, Louisiana; Katherine Curry
and husband Bobby of Weatherford, Texas and her son-in-law Brown Jordon of 
Longview, Texas. Also surviving her are 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren
and four great great grandchildren. Her sister John Nell Robinson of Pasadena, 
Texas and numerous nieces and nephews and friends also survive Mrs. Riddle.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Riddle were Jeff Rieves, Steve Rieves, Jay Jordan, Bryan 
Jordan, Adam Curry and Daniel Rieves.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the 
First United Methodist Church in Teague, Texas.

Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home of Mexia was in charge of the arrangements.