Jewell Rector Ridings

1886 - 1982  (95 years)

• Name	Jewell Rector Ridings
  Birth	21 Jul 1886	Pulaski Co, KY
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1982	Boyle Co, KY
  	Jewell R. Ridings, 95, of Fellowship House died at 4 30 p m. Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was the oldest member of First Christian Church and a carpenter retired from Edmiston Bro. Lumber Co. Born in Somerset on July 21, 1886, he was the son of the late Lewis and Mary Ellis Ridings. Survivors include a brother, James Ridings of Corbin; a sister, Elva McGee of Tampa, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at 10 a m Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home with Dr. William H. Hammonds officiating. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Alvis H. Caldwell, John C. Davis, Laurence McGhee, Terry Griffin, Ernest Speckman and Roy Edmiston. Visitation is at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today.
  Burial	Boyle Co, KY
  	FindAGrave Memorial 82418925
  Person ID	I1464	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Lewis W Ridings,   b. 19 Aug 1854, Lee Co, VA d. 5 Jun 1939, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Hadassah B. Ellis,   b. 27 Jul 1865, Bracken Co, KY d. 7 Oct 1960, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1885	Pulaski Co, KY
  Family ID	F253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Lasley Dunn,   b. 6 Mar 1885, KY d. 14 Jun 1961, Boyle Co, KY (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1907	Boyle Co, KY
  	Groom's Name: Jewel Rector Ridings Groom's Birth Date: 1886 Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: 21 Bride's Name: Eva Lasley Dunn Bride's Birth Date: 1885 Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: 22 Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1907 Marriage Place: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00950-6 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy Source Film Number: 1550709 Reference Number: p113 Collection: Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos		John P Ridings b 1813 family Backrow: Lewis Ridings b 1854 Lillie Ridings b 1889 Craig Ridings b 1857 Frontrow: Mary Ellis b 1865 John P Ridings b 1813 holding Lewis' son Jewell Ridings b 1886 Susan Blakener b 1823 - John P's wife (aka Susan Blakemore) Lillie's half sister Cornelia (Nellie) Ridings b 1881 from Lewis first marriage.
  		Jewell R Ridings b 1886 Eva Dunn b 1885