From: "The Descendants of Edward Riddle and Margaret McMillan" by Joan Riddle Giles
Don was the ninth and youngest child of Effie Emery and James Marvin. He was 6’ tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He graduated from Northeast H.S., Kansas City, Mo., and then attended Texas A&M at Austin on a football scholarship. He left college to become a mechanic for TWA Airlines; and during World War II, he trained flight crews for top-secret preparations for the Normandy invasion. Soon after, he became a flight engineer for TWA and was stationed abroad for many years. He lived in Cairo, Egypt, New York City and San Francisco, Ca.
On 3 May 1938 in Jackson Co., Mo., Don married Florence Evelyn Bodde, who was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Leavenworth Co., Ks., a daughter of Louis Bodde (b. Nov 1872, Ks.) and Adeline “Addie” Mayer (b. Mar 1876, Ks.). Don and Florence had one daughter—Kathryn Marie. They were divorced about 1951, and Florence married Mr. Pennington and then Mr. Barnett. On 2 Mar 1995 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo., Florence died of bone cancer.
Don married Norma, and they lived in Florida. Don and Norma were divorced, and Norma married Austin Davis and had children. In 1976, after 39 years with TWA, Don retired and moved to a small acreage farm in Linden, Tn. He died at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, and his cremated remains are with his daughter.
Don was the ninth and youngest child of Effie Emery and James Marvin. He was 6’ tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He graduated from Northeast H.S., Kansas City, Mo., and then attended Texas A&M at Austin on a football scholarship. He left college to become a mechanic for TWA Airlines; and during World War II, he trained flight crews for top-secret preparations for the Normandy invasion. Soon after, he became a flight engineer for TWA and was stationed abroad for many years. He lived in Cairo, Egypt, New York City and San Francisco, Ca.
On 3 May 1938 in Jackson Co., Mo., Don married Florence Evelyn Bodde, who was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Leavenworth Co., Ks., a daughter of Louis Bodde (b. Nov 1872, Ks.) and Adeline “Addie” Mayer (b. Mar 1876, Ks.). Don and Florence had one daughter—Kathryn Marie. They were divorced about 1951, and Florence married Mr. Pennington and then Mr. Barnett. On 2 Mar 1995 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo., Florence died of bone cancer.
Don married Norma, and they lived in Florida. Don and Norma were divorced, and Norma married Austin Davis and had children. In 1976, after 39 years with TWA, Don retired and moved to a small acreage farm in Linden, Tn. He died at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, and his cremated remains are with his daughter.
From: "The Descendants of Edward Riddle and Margaret McMillan" by Joan Riddle Giles
Don was the ninth and youngest child of Effie Emery and James Marvin. He was 6’ tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He graduated from Northeast H.S., Kansas City, Mo., and then attended Texas A&M at Austin on a football scholarship. He left college to become a mechanic for TWA Airlines; and during World War II, he trained flight crews for top-secret preparations for the Normandy invasion. Soon after, he became a flight engineer for TWA and was stationed abroad for many years. He lived in Cairo, Egypt, New York City and San Francisco, Ca.
On 3 May 1938 in Jackson Co., Mo., Don married Florence Evelyn Bodde, who was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Leavenworth Co., Ks., a daughter of Louis Bodde (b. Nov 1872, Ks.) and Adeline “Addie” Mayer (b. Mar 1876, Ks.). Don and Florence had one daughter—Kathryn Marie. They were divorced about 1951, and Florence married Mr. Pennington and then Mr. Barnett. On 2 Mar 1995 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo., Florence died of bone cancer.
Don married Norma, and they lived in Florida. Don and Norma were divorced, and Norma married Austin Davis and had children. In 1976, after 39 years with TWA, Don retired and moved to a small acreage farm in Linden, Tn. He died at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, and his cremated remains are with his daughter.
Don was the ninth and youngest child of Effie Emery and James Marvin. He was 6’ tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He graduated from Northeast H.S., Kansas City, Mo., and then attended Texas A&M at Austin on a football scholarship. He left college to become a mechanic for TWA Airlines; and during World War II, he trained flight crews for top-secret preparations for the Normandy invasion. Soon after, he became a flight engineer for TWA and was stationed abroad for many years. He lived in Cairo, Egypt, New York City and San Francisco, Ca.
On 3 May 1938 in Jackson Co., Mo., Don married Florence Evelyn Bodde, who was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Leavenworth Co., Ks., a daughter of Louis Bodde (b. Nov 1872, Ks.) and Adeline “Addie” Mayer (b. Mar 1876, Ks.). Don and Florence had one daughter—Kathryn Marie. They were divorced about 1951, and Florence married Mr. Pennington and then Mr. Barnett. On 2 Mar 1995 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo., Florence died of bone cancer.
Don married Norma, and they lived in Florida. Don and Norma were divorced, and Norma married Austin Davis and had children. In 1976, after 39 years with TWA, Don retired and moved to a small acreage farm in Linden, Tn. He died at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, and his cremated remains are with his daughter.
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