Ridgeway, William Ryley 1872-1933

RIDGEWAY, COX, FERRELL

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 10/21/2009 at 08:19:37

Grinnell (IA) Herald; Nov. 28, 1933

WILLIAM RYLEY RIDGEWAY DIES

William Ryley Ridgeway, a farmer residing near Jacob Switch, died at 2:1? a.m. Saturday morning of pneumonia, aged 61 years, 7 months and 14 days. Brief private prayer services will be held at 7:45 Wednesday morning, conducted by Rev. W.J. Stewart, and the body will be taken to Hartford, Mo., where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., with interment in the Hartford cemetery.

Mr. Ridgeway was born in Jasper county, April 11, 1872, the son of Thomas and Nancy Cox Ridgeway. He is survived by is wife Sarah Ellen (Ferrell) Ridgeway and five sons, John Thomas, Jorney Hubert, Marion Francis, George Washington and William Joseph. Two daughters, Nancy and Olive, and one son, Ira Edgar, preceded him in death.