Louis W. Ridgway Jr.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Louis W. Ridgway Jr., 95, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

He was born on March 1, 1926 to the late Louis Ridgway Sr. and Laura B. (Jones) Ridgway.

Louis married Josephine Bowman on June 27, 1948 and she preceded him in death on Nov. 5, 2014.

He is survived by his sons, Louis Ridgway III and wife Betty of Greencastle and Luther Ridgway and wife Toni of Greencastle; daughters Debra Poynter of Greencastle, Mary Poole of Greencastle and Talitha Ridgway of Greencastle; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Diane Jo Ridgway; siblings Everett Ridgway, Roxie Quinette, Jerry Ridgway, Ted Ridgway, Dorothy Sutherlin, Walter Ridgway, Oma Lewis, Lottie Baugh and Rome Ridgway; and son-in-law Ray Poynter.

Funeral services will be Friday, May 7 at 1 p.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time.

Condolences may be sent to www.whitakerfuneralhome.net.