Nansemond County-Richmond City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Riddick, George P. Sr., 1985 

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GEORGE PAINE RIDDICK

SERVICE HELD FOR PAINTER G.P. RIDDICK

   A graveside service for George P. Riddick Sr., a retired commercial 
artist whose work appeared in national magazines, was held today in Forest 
Lawn Cemetery, 4000 Alma Ave. 

   Mr. Riddick, 86, who had been retired from Commercial art since 1968, 
died of heart problems yesterday in a Kilmarnock hospital. He moved from 
Richmond to Kilmarnock 1½ years ago.

   A Suffolk native, he moved here and worked as an artist for Metropolitan 
Engraving Co. for about 20 years.

   He moved in 1943 to Roanoke, where he worked for Houck and Harrison 
Advertising until he retired. He later returned to Richmond.

   Since his retirement, he had been known for his fine arts works in oils 
and watercolors. Some of his favorite subjects included scenes for historic 
Richmond and Williamsburg and seascapes. 

   Mr. Riddick never received formal training in art. "It just came 
naturally for him," a family member said.

   His work had appeared in advertising promotions along the East Coast and 
in such national magazine as House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, and 
the Ladies Home Journal.

   Mr. Riddick was a former member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and 
of Westminster Presbyterian Church here and was a member of Grace Episcopal 
Church in Kilmarnock. 

   Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cora Riddick; two sons, George P. 
Riddick, Jr. of Richmond and John Riddick of Powhatan; two daughters, Mrs. 
Audrey Penley and Mrs. Catherine Jones, both of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. 
H.A. Rawles of Suffolk; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.


[George Paine RIDDICK, Sr., d. ca. 2 Aug 1985, Kilmarnock, age 86, 
 interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown] 

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