Southampton-Greensville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ridley, Bettie Goodwyn, 1920 

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BETTIE GOODWYN RIDLEY

   Seldom has any community been more shocked and pained in the passing of one 
of its members than occurred in the announcement of the sudden death of the 
most elegant and estimable woman.  The end came without warning, while talking 
on the phone in her home and while enjoying her usual good health.

   No one ever came in contact with this good woman without being impressed 
with her fineness of character and the peculiar, natural form of temperament 
that ingratiated, fascinated and held the admiration, emanating from a spirit 
that was always kind, gentle and considerate of all.  She loved to make 
friends - a visit to her home was never forgotten.  The charm of such a 
Christian Hospitality as was dispensed by her left its imprint with a desire 
to return.  Home to her was the most sacred place where she presided with such 
grace of manner and an eminent degree of maternal affection, that made of it a 
haven of happiness and contentment where the sunshine of her own soul found 
its reflection in the love and affections of her family.  She was a devoted 
Christian, devoted to her church - its purposes and aims met within her a 
hearty response and her ideal of Christian family and fidelity to God is now 
realized.

   The writer mingles his sorrow in gratitude with those who weep, for kind 
works and sympathy from her in a time of his own distress.  Her words then, I 
pass to you, "God Tempers the wind to the shorn lamb."  Be glad that she has 
escaped the sorrows and troubles of this world, merely transplanted to her 
home in Heaven where she waits for the beckons you to come to be with her 
again, where no sorrow enters, where joy and happiness reign forever.

   Mrs. Ridley at her death, was sixty-two years of age, born of distinguished 
lineage, of a type, now so fast disappearing, and not replaced.  She was a 
daughter of the late Col. W.S. Goodwyn and M.A. Goodwyn, his wife, of Emporia, 
Va.  She is survived by her husband, J. Wm. Ridley, and several children as 
follows: Mrs. Wm. Shands, Courtland; Garnet B. Ridley, Bristow, Tenn., J. Wm. 
Ridley, Jr., Philadelphia; Mrs. Emmett F. Reese, Jr., Courtland; Mrs. Elliott 
Vawter, Richmond; Mrs. George H. Musgrave, Boykins, and Churchill G. Ridley, 
Courtland; three brothers, W.B., S.D. and J.N. Goodwyn of Emporia; one sister 
Mrs. George H. Bailey of Emporia; one aunt, Mrs. S.R. Buford, Emporia, and a 
host of admiring and sorrowing friends, who followed to her last resting 
place, where banks of beautiful, immaculate flowers were place upon her grave, 
a mute, but evident evidence of the great esteem in which she was held.

   The active pallbearers were Wm. Shands, Jos. Urquhart, Lewis Urquhart, 
Thos. R. Urquhart, Nat. R. Urquhart, Mr. Borum, Robert B. Story, Geo. A. 
Lankford, Jas. T. Gillette; honorary, E. Whitfield, W.N. Thornton, W.J. 
Sebrell, C.W. Richardson, H.A. Gillette, W.J. Story, C.W. Dickens, Ezra 
Davis, W.T. Pace, H.B. McLemore, J.S. Musgrave, P.D. Camp, Geo. W. Wade, 
J.A. Pretlow, Barclay Pretlow, Dr. W.E. Snipes, Harry Steinhardt.

   Services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Francis R. Lee, rector of 
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Courtland, where the deceased was a faithful, 
loyal and useful communicant.


Bettie (GOODWYN; Mrs. J. William {Sr.}) RIDLEY, 
Greensville Co. native, d. 22 Feb 1920, at home, age 62, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 16*), Courtland, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 27, 1920, p. 11 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 20, 1939, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r340w1ob.txt 

Her marriage record - 

J.Wm. Ridley, 22, Single, b. & res. So:Ampton Co., 
   sn/o Thos. & Margaret Ridley, Farmer 
Bettie Goodwyn, 19, Widowed, b. & res. Greensville Co., 
   dt/o W.S. & Mary An Goodwyn 
m. 16 Dec 1875 Greensville by Churchill J. Gibson 
(Greensville Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1875, p. 136 #60) 
[one of their sons was named for the preacher] 

Her parents' - 

William S. Goodwyn & Mary A. Drewry 
consent of Saml. Drewry, father of Mary 
consent 14 Nov 1852; sec/wit: __?__; B.W. Goodwyn, Littleton R. Edwards  
m. 25 Nov 1852, 
   by P.G. Robert, P.E. Priest - rector, Meherrin P'sh, Greensville Co. 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. pp. 615, 736) 


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