Leavenworth -- Mrs Edna Ormenta Ridge, daughter of Greenberry and Minerva Wiseman Kemp, was born September 28, 1881, at Alton. She died on August 29, at the Harrison County Hospital in Corydon at the age of 82.

On January 28, 1900, she married William Albert Ridge. To this union ten children were born.

At an early age, she united with the Christian Church at Deuchars. In 1955, she and her husband moved to Leavenworth, and she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian Church. She remained an ever-faithful member and Christian.

She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons, Forest and Sherman.

Survivors include five daughters and three sons, Mrs Lettie Levell, of Curby; Mrs Cecil Lane, Mrs Sylvia Chambers, both of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mrs Marie Farris, of Logansport, and Mrs Naomi Watson, of New Albany; Lawrence, of New York; Marshall, of Detroit, and Ray Ridge, of Curby; 32 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday , September 1, at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, with the Rev John Hart in charge. Burial was in the Bloom Riddle cemetery.

Bellflower, Calif. - Marshall Haden Ridge, son of the late William Albert and Edna O'Kemp Ridge, was born October 30, 1922, at Deuchars, and died here on July 15. He was employed by the Dairy Fresh Product Company.

He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Schafer Rochell VFW Post, at East Detroit, and of the Roseville, Mich., Presbyterian Church.

In July, 1948, he married Lillian Schober. Four children were born to this union.

Survivors are three sons, William, Arthur and Thomas; a daughter, Carol, all of Roseville, Mich.; two brothers, Laurence Ridge, of Rockville, N.Y., and Ray Ridge, of Curby; five sisters, Mrs Cecil Lane, Mrs Sylvia Chambers, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mrs Naomi Watson, of New Albany: Mrs Marie Farris, of Logansport, and Mrs Lettie Levell, of Curby. Two brothers, Sherman and Forest, preceded him in death.

Final rites were held a 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stephenson Funeral Home in Leavenworth. Interment was in the Bloom Riddle cemetery. The Rev John Hart officiated. He was assisted by the Rev Robert M. Crecelius.

Leavenworth - William Albert Ridge, son of William Wesley and Mary Ann Ridge, was born January 2, 1877, at Alton and died at his home here on February 1.

He united with the Christian Church at Deuchars in 1899 and as long as his health permitted was very active in his church.

He married Edna Kemp on January 28, 1900. To this union ten children were born, two of whom preceded him in death: Forrest in 1935 and Sherman in 1951.

Surviving are five daughters; Mrs Lettie Francis, Mrs Marion Watson, of New Albany; Mrs Floyd Lane, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mrs Frank Chambers, of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs James Farris, of Logansport; three sons, Lawrence, of Rockville Centre, N.Y.; Marshall, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; and Ray of Leavenworth, 32 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, a brother, Lochel, of Louisville, and two sisters, Ella Hodgins, of Sanford, Fla., and Delta Mead, of Deuchars.

His parents, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.

Final rites were held on February 4 at Leavenworth Community Presbyterian Church, with the Rev B.L. Orr, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Rocksport, officiating. Burial was in the Riddle cemetery, near Deuchars.

(Louisville Paper) Lochel F. Ridge, Sr., 74, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday at his home, 4300 Edgin Avenue. He had worked for 40 years as an engine carpenter for the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad until his retirement 16 years ago.

Ridge was a member of Portland Avenue Presbyterian Church and Mount Zion Masonic Lodge 147. He was a native of Alton, Ind.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs Thelma Mayville, of Bensenville, Ill., and Mrs Leroy Sieboldt; three sons, George V., Joseph H., and Lochel F. Ridge, Jr.; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Ridge, Mr Lochel F. Sr. (Jim) of 4300 Edgin Ave., passed away in his 75th year, Sunday, December 13, 1964 at 4:28 a.m. Beloved father of Mrs Leroy (Sweetie) Sieboldt, Mrs Thelma Mayville, Bensonville, Joseph H. and Mr George B. Ridge, Brother of Mrs Ella Hodgins, Sanford, Fla. Also survived by 14 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the W.G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Hgwy., where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Interment in Resthaven Cemetery.

Harold Riddle, 90, Leavenworth, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.

A native of Perry County, born Dec. 25, 1913, he was the son of the late Bloom and Elizabeth Farris Riddle.

He was a farmer, worked in timber and attended school at Deuchar.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and Marion Riddle.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, the former Nellie Knieriem; two sons, Gary Riddle of Oriole and Lowell Riddle of Evansville; a daughter, Linda Addy of Newburgh; seven grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral: Tuesday, April 27, at Huber Funeral Home in Tell City with burial in Luxemburger Cemetery at Oriole.

The family suggests memorial gifts to the cemetery.

Renowned Minister Dr. Lee Roberson Dies At 97
Longtime Pastor Of Highland Park Baptist, Tennessee Temple Founder
posted April 29, 2007

Dr. Lee Roberson, longtime pastor of the Highland Park Baptist Church and founder and president of Tennessee Temple Schools, died Sunday morning at the age of 97.

Dr. Roberson was world-renowned in religious circles.

His longtime associate, Dr. J.R. Faulkner, wrote this account of his life:

He was born in a two-room log cabin on Nov. 24, 1909, and spent his first two years on a farm near English, Ind., a small town in the southern part of the state. In 1911, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Roberson, took him to a farm near Louisville, Ky., where his father farmed, worked on streetcars, and built homes to make a living. At the age of 14, he was led to the Lord by his faithful Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Daisy Hawes, and joined the Cedar Creek Baptist Church outside of Louisville.

After spending two years at the Louisville Male High School, where he received a diploma in public accounting when he was 14 years old, Dr. Roberson then attended the Fern Creek High School and was graduated after four years. While a student, he played football with the high school team.

Brother Roberson entered Old Bethel College in Russellville, Ky., in 1926, and finished the first year. There he worked at various jobs from washing dishes to scrubbing floors to pay his way. From Old Bethel College, he went to the University of Louisville to complete his college work with a major in history. He also completed his work for a degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. At the age of 19, he was called to a church in Jeffersontown, Ky., which he did not accept.

In his early years, Dr. Roberson was well known as a singer. Having studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and with the well-known teacher, John Samples, of Chicago, his services as a vocalist were in great demand. He served as a soloist on the staff of radio station WHAS of Louisville, Ky., and WSM out of Nashville. Doors were opening in the field of secular music. Dr. Roberson could have signed a contract with a certain man in the city of Nashville that, no doubt, would have led him to the top in music. However, he felt that this was not the thing the Lord wanted for him; so he refused to sign the contract.

The first church that Brother Roberson served as pastor was in Germantown, Tn., while he was going to college. In 1932, he was called to be pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in Green Brier, Tn. It was there that he discovered the truth of the second coming of Christ. After three years with the Green Brier Church, where the Lord wonderfully blessed, Dr. Roberson entered full-time evangelistic work in 1935. He served as evangelist of the Birmingham Baptist Association; and within two years, he conducted some fifty revivals in the Birmingham area.

It was while he was in Birmingham that he met Miss Caroline Allen, who, on Oct. 9, 1937, became Mrs. Lee Roberson.

On the first Sunday in November 1937, Dr. Roberson became pastor of the First Baptist Church in Fairfield, Ala.

In 1939, Brother Roberson was asked to be the state evangelist for Alabama. He felt this was not the Lord's will for him at the time, so the offer was not accepted.

On May 2, 1941, Lee Anne, the Roberson's oldest child, was born.

After five years with the Fairfield church, Dr. Roberson was called to the Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, in November of 1942. Brother Roberson, our pastor, is a man of God at home as well as at church. He has set an example of faithfulness and devotion to his family and to his convictions before his church and to the entire world. At home, he has sought to teach his children in the fear and admonition of the Lord around a daily family altar, which has reflected itself in the lives of the children.

Dr. Roberson's devotion to duty and to his convictions has laid upon him a demanding schedule that has caused him, throughout his life, to get up early and to burn the midnight oil in prayer and study of the Word of God and the writings of others that he might maintain his burden to reach as many souls for Christ as he can, by every possible means. New sermons are constantly pouring from his soul and new books from his pen.

Whether he be speaking from the pulpit of the Highland Park Baptist Church, the chapel platform of Tennessee Temple Schools, to his Men's Bible Class, or at one of many other special services, his messages are always fresh, fervent, and filled with the power of God. In speaking of him, someone has said, "He is truly the Spurgeon of our times."

Dr. Roberson's daily schedule began with Bible study and prayer at 6:30 in the morning, followed by breakfast and devotions with his family, a broadcast beginning at 8:30 a.m., and a chapel service at Tennessee Temple Schools at 10:00. His morning hours were also filled with private conferences with church people and students of Tennessee Temple Schools. His daily visitation program took him into the numerous hospitals of the city as well as homes of the church members.

Pastor Roberson's favorite Scripture...
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." -Romans 8:28