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Notes for Roy Lee Riddick and Grace Lucille Betts

1924 Grace Lucille Betts was born on March 5 in Florida. [1]

1935 R.L Riddick (age 10, born in Florida) lived in Manatee County, Florida, in a household with Frank Riddick (age 33), Gracie Riddick (age 28), and Theter Riddick (age 8). [2]

1940 Grace L Betts (age 16, born in Florida, single), daughter, lived in Manatee County, Florida, in a household with Clyde E Betts (age 40), Faith G Betts (age 36), Clyde E Betts (age 14), Joanne W Betts (age 13), Clara V Betts (age 11), Gerald C Betts (age 9), and Barbara J Betts (age 5). The highest grade of school she had completed was High School, 1st year. [3]

1943 Roy Lee Riddick (age 19) and Grace Lucile Betts (age 19) were married in Manatee, Florida. [4] [5]


1943 Grace Lucille Betts and Roy Lee Riddick were married.
The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, August 29, 1943. [6]

1950 Grace L Riddick (age 26, born in Florida, married), wife, lived in Oneco, Manatee County, Florida, in a household with Roy L Riddick (age 25), Sharon J Riddick (age 5), and Janet E Riddick (age 4/12). Roy was a truck driver for wholesale produce. [7]

Grace Betts Riddick was an optometrist's receptionist and helper, living in Savannah, Georgia in 1983 [notes from Faith Wolfe Betts, 1983]

Roy Riddick majored in Forestry at the U. of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard '42-'46. Works at Union Camp (paper mill) in Savannah, Georgia [notes from Faith Wolfe Betts, 1983]

2012 Roy Lee Riddick died on Oct. 15, 2012, and was buried at Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, born on Jun. 26, 1924. [8] [9] An obituary reports [10]:

Roy Lee Riddick, 88, died October 15, 2012. He was born in Manatee County, Florida, resided in Savannah, Georgia, and died in Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Riddick is survived by his wife of 69 years, Grace Betts Riddick; three daughters, Sharon Burks, Janet Cockerham, and Ginger Hamlett, all of Huntsville, Alabama; his sister, Gail Widner, of Lyons, Georgia, nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. His fourth daughter, Carol Wardlaw, died in 1994. Mr. Riddick served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1954 with a degree in Forestry, and retired from Union Camp Paper Corporation in 1985. A graveside funeral service will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Greenwich Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

2012 Grace Lucile Betts Riddick died on Dec. 7, 2012, and was buried at Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, born on Mar. 5, 1924. [11] [12] [13] An obituary reports [14]:

Savannah - Grace Lucile Betts Riddick, 88, died December 7, 2012. She was born in Sarasota, Florida, resided in Savannah, Georgia, and died in Huntsville, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Roy Lee Riddick, and her daughter, Carol Wardlaw. She is survived by three daughters, Sharon Burks, Janet Cockerham, and Ginger Hamlett, all of Huntsville, Alabama, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She graduated from Bradenton High School, where she was a star basketball player.She loved flowers, and spent many hours tending her garden. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, and a charter member of the Central Church of Christ in Savannah, Georgia.The family would like to offer special thanks to Hospice of North Alabama for their genuine compassion and concern in caring for Mrs. Riddick.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Central Church of Christ.The burial will be private.In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Agape of North Alabama Foster/Adoption Childcare. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel


Obituary for Grace Lucile Betts Riddick (Aged 88)
The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, February 5, 2013. [15]


Footnotes:

[1] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[2] Florida State Census, 1867-1945, [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, [AncestryRecord].

[5] Florida Marriages, 1830-1993, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[6] The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, August 29, 1943, page 7, [NewspapersClip].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1950, [AncestryRecord].

[8] Find A Grave Memorial 104004768, [FindAGrave].

[9] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[10] Newspaper, The Bradenton Herald, October 17, 2012.

[11] Find A Grave Memorial 104004913, [FindAGrave].

[12] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[13] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, [AncestryRecord].

[14] Newspaper, Savannah Morning News, Georgia - Saturday, December 8, 2012.

[15] The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, February 5, 2013, page B2, [NewspapersClip].