Rosa Lee Ward1 
F, #42665, b. Aug 24, 1906, d. Jul 26, 1997
Family | Jake Alphonzo Riddick b. Dec 27, 1905, d. Dec 11, 1977 | |
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| Birth* | Aug 24, 1906 | Rosa Lee Ward was born on Aug 24, 1906 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States .1 |
| Marriage* | Dec 18, 1926 | She married Jake Alphonzo Riddick, son of Willis C. Riddick and Guyula A. Russell, on Dec 18, 1926 at Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.1 |
| Death* | Jul 26, 1997 | Rosa Lee Ward died on Jul 26, 1997, at age 90 at Chowan Hospital, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.2 |
| Obituary | Jul 28, 1997 | OBITUARY: HOBBSVILLE - Rosa Lee Ward Riddick, 90, of Route 1, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, in Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mrs. Riddick was born in Gates County. The daughter of the late Luther Jake and Mrs. Annie Doshia Hobbs Ward, she was the retired co-owner and operator of Riddick and Riddick Grocery. She was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Jake A. Riddick. Surviving are four daughters, Eloise R. Hollowell and Dolna R. Proctor, both of Hertford, Annie Marie Ward and Carolyn R. Harris, both of Suffolk; two sons, Albert Riddick of Hobbsville and Fred N. Riddick Sr. of Sunbury; two sisters, Edna White of Hobbsville and Myrtle Baker of Belvidere; a brother, Herman Ward of Hobbsville; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Howard Riddick. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Sandy Cross Baptist Church by the Rev. Vern Gilmer and her grandson, the Rev. Wayne Proctor. Burial will follow in the Riddick Family Cemetery with Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, in charge of arrangements. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home and all other times at the residence. Published in The Virginian-Pilot - July 28, 1997 - Section: LOCAL - Page: B4.2 |
| Burial* | Jul 29, 1997 | She was buried on Jul 29, 1997 at Willis C. Riddick Family Cemetery, Hobbsville, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 152428299.3 |
Citations
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- [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
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