(Published in the Butler Eagle)
William "Bill" Robert Riding, 75 of Summit Township died Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
born in Butler, Nov. 14, 1928, he was a son of Edward and Eva Christine Foster Riding.
Mr. Riding was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a sergeant in the occupation of Japan in World War II. He received the Victory Medal and the Army Occupation Medal of Japan.
He was a fleet mechanic for the BMI Refineries in East Butler until his retirement in 1993 and was a lifelong member of the Teamsters Union.
Mr. Riding attended the Free Methodist Church in Butler and was an avid fisherman and enjoyed tinkering.
He is survived by his wife, Ida Mae Elizabeth Reges Riding, whom he married June 30, 1950; two daughters, Crystal A. Riding of Butler and Cynthia I. Riding of the Florida Keys; a sister, Shirley Skillman of New Castle; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by eight sisters and eight brothers.
Friends of William "Bill" Riding, who died Tuesday, November 18, 2003, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home. Services will be on Friday. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Burial Estates in Mount Chestnut.
(Published in the Butler Eagle)
William "Bill" Robert Riding, 75 of Summit Township died Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
born in Butler, Nov. 14, 1928, he was a son of Edward and Eva Christine Foster Riding.
Mr. Riding was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a sergeant in the occupation of Japan in World War II. He received the Victory Medal and the Army Occupation Medal of Japan.
He was a fleet mechanic for the BMI Refineries in East Butler until his retirement in 1993 and was a lifelong member of the Teamsters Union.
Mr. Riding attended the Free Methodist Church in Butler and was an avid fisherman and enjoyed tinkering.
He is survived by his wife, Ida Mae Elizabeth Reges Riding, whom he married June 30, 1950; two daughters, Crystal A. Riding of Butler and Cynthia I. Riding of the Florida Keys; a sister, Shirley Skillman of New Castle; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by eight sisters and eight brothers.
Friends of William "Bill" Riding, who died Tuesday, November 18, 2003, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home. Services will be on Friday. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Burial Estates in Mount Chestnut.
Family Members
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Ruth Ann Riding Rosandik
1905–1970
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Grace Riding Martin
1906–1965
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Thomas Samuel Riding
1908–1983
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Violet Lucille Riding Brown
1910–1984
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Louise Ila "Bebe" Riding Magill
1911–1996
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James Edward Riding
1913–1918
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Walter Albert Riding
1914–1986
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Ellen Christine Riding Hockenberry
1916–2000
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Betty Lois Riding Cochran
1920–1998
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Harry Richard Riding
1922–1992
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Charles David Riding
1924–1994
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Florence Jean Riding
1926–1941
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Donald James "Mickey" Riding
1932–1976
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