Leslie Hughes Ridenour

1913 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	Leslie Hughes Ridenour
  Born	12 Aug 1913	Mountainburg, Arkansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Feb 2007	Prineville, Crook County, Oregon   [1]
  Buried	Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook County, Oregon   [2]
  Person ID	I274380	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	John Elbert Ridenour,   b. 5 Oct 1883, Crawford County, Arkansas ,   d. 1 Jan 1964, Crawford County, Arkansas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Almeda Ann Poore,   b. 16 Dec 1887, Arkansas ,   d. 16 Oct 1952  (Age 64 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1905
  Family ID	F7882	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Violet Louise Eaton,   b. 19 Mar 1919, Beaufort, South Carolina ,   d. 6 Apr 2001  (Age 82 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1936	Van Buren, Arkansas
  Children	1. Gene Melvin Ridenour   2. Donald Ridenour   3. Bill Ridenour   4. John "Jack" Ridenour   5. Louise Ridenour
  Family ID	F106664	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 4 Nov 1936 - Van Buren, Arkansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Bulletin (Bend, OR), 28 Feb 2007. Aug. 12, 1913 - Feb. 24, 2007 Leslie Hughes Ridenour, of Prineville, died Saturday. He was 93. A visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Whispering Pines Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Missionary Baptist Church in Prineville, followed by a graveside service. Jean Larson and Jeannie Wright will officiate. Mr. Ridenour was born Aug. 12, 1913, in Mountainburg, Ark., to John and Almeda (Poor) Ridenour. He married Violet Eaton on Nov. 4, 1936, in Van Buren, Ark. Mr. Ridenour retired from Hudspeth Pine in 1978. He was also a part-time farmer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include four sons, Melvin and Donald, both of Prineville, Bill, of Elma, Wash., and John, of Lockesburg, Ark.; a daughter, Louise Koehn, of Prineville; a sister, Thelma Johnson, of Odessa, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, four brothers and a sister. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospice, 1201 N.E. Elm St., Prineville, OR 97754. Whispering Pines Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 82482838).