Daniel Ridgway
Obituary
Daniel Everett Ridgway, Jr. was born December 22, 1928 to his parents Daniel Everett & Dessie Ann (Rayfield) Ridgway, Sr. He passed from this life January 12, 2009 at the age of 80. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. He entered the plumbing trade, owning his own plumbing business at one time, and then became the City of Tulsa Plumbing Inspector until his retirement.
Daniel was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Effie (Raemore) Ridgway on July 11, 2003. He is survived by his daughter Rumi and her husband Art Oneal; his sisters, Shirley McDowell and Louise Garcia; his two grandchildren, Paul Ashwood and Jennifer Hollowell; and his great grandson, Devin Hollowell.
He will lie in state Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Ninde Brookside Funeral Home, 3841 S. Peoria. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, Tulsa, Oklahoma where he will be laid to rest.
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Tributes & Memories
Greorge Ridgeway was my dad
I REMEMBER YOU DIDN'T MESS WITH UNCLE EVERETT,HE WAS ONE TOUGH GUY,BUT YOU LOVED HIM.WE HAD A FEW BEERS AT THE BAR TOGETHERE AND HAD A GOOD OLE TIME.I'LL MISS HIM ALOT.MAY GOD BLESS.
EDDIE & LINDA BOWDEN
I WILL MISS UNCLE EVERETT,I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM WITH THAT BIG OLE COWBOY HAT ON THAT SKINNY FRAME OF HIS.HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO GET HOME.REST IN PEACE UNCLE EVERETT.
DELORES BRUTON
I WAS NAMED AFTER MY UNCLE DANIEL EVERETT AND MY UNCLE GEORGE.I HAVEN'T SEEN UNCLE EVERETT FOR A LONG TIME,WE HAD A FAMILY REUNION THIS LAST SUMMER AND I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM,BUT HE GOT SICK AND WASN'T ABLE TO TRAVEL. HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM,MY SYMPATHY TO RUMI AND HER FAMILY,MAY GOD BLESS.
DANIEL BOWDEN