Raymond Riddle Jr.

Raymond L. Riddle, Jr. 7/29/1936 - 11/12/2022
Raymond L. Riddle, Jr was better known as “Ray”, “Roy”, “Dad”, “Grandpa”, or “Junior” to his family and friends. In his later years, he was fond of watching TV. He especially liked old westerns from the 50’s and 60’s, and football (college on Saturdays and professional on Sundays). While doing so, he would often drift off for several minutes at a time. On Saturday, November 12, he passed into Eternal Sleep. We, his family and friends, will miss him.
Ray raised three children with his wife Eva Gertrude before she passed in 2002. He later married Ann Johnson, “AJ”, who now survives him. He is survived by those three children, Mike, Eva (Van Aken), and Jeff. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Collins, and brother, George. He is further survived by his grandchildren: Christian and Phillip Riddle, Jacob and Ryan Van Aken, Emily Riddle, plus Maria Kazakova and Alexey Kazakov. Plus, there are cousins, nieces, and nephews too numerous to list.
During his working years, Ray worked for the State of North Carolina. After retirement, he worked almost as much in helping raise his grandchildren in Rome, GA and volunteering at his church there, Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. He was an active and proud member of the Knights of Columbus.
Ray was a giver and enjoyed being of service to others. He worked to make the world a little better than he found it. He did so, and the world is a little worse now that he has moved on.
Ray would not want a fuss being made over his passing. So, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Knights of Columbus (kofc.org) or Saint Mary’s Catholic Church (smcrome.org).
Ray had lots of well-known “Ray-isms”, and we will close now with this one: “Be safe, be happy, be proud!”