1. Delaware birth cert. #1669 1913. "Rowland Coker" -- child’s number in family: 1. Child’s number by this mother: 1. Altered 13 Jan 1959. Color/race -- Moor.
2. 1930 census, April 25, 1930, 3rd Rep Dist, Kent County, Del, ED 1-15, page 14AAlfred Coker 39 head neg b DE, father & mother b DE
Margaret Coker 35 wife neg b DE, father & mother b DE
Roland Coker 16 son neg b DE, father & mother b DE
James Coker 9 son neg b DE, father & mother b DE
3, Delaware marriage cert. #3239 1940
4. Rev. Roland "Tip" Coker 1913-1995 Church founder1. Obituary: Rev. Roland "Tip" Coker died Tuesday, April 21, 1995, in Kent General Hospital, Dover, Del, following surgery. Rev. Coker was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Cheswold, the son of-the late Alfred Coker and Margaret Coker Carney. He lived his entire life in Cheswold and attended Fork Branch and Cheswold Elementary School.
Rev. Coker was a heavy equipment operator and worked for George & Lynch and worked 13 years with Mahaffey Gravel & Pit before retiring in 1979.
The Rev Coker dedicated his life to God in December 1942. He became a member of the Manship Methodist Church, Cheswold. While there, he held positions as President of the Trustees Board Class Leader under Rev. Bolden and local Preacher under the late Rev. Harvey Snead. He and other members established the Baptist Mission. In July 1950, be was ordained and called to be Pastor and founder of the First Baptist Church of Cheswold where he pastored until 1963.
Rev. Coker was then Pastor of the Central Baptist Church for over 32 years until his death. He served as chaplain for the Dover City Council from 1990-94. He was also known for his knowledge and ability to drill wells and do blacksmithing. Rev. Coker was also an avid gardener.
He was preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Elaine Coker Muntz, in October 1994. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hazella Coker, his son and daughter-in-law, Roland and Shanna Coker, Virginia Beach, VA; a step sister, Isabella Carney, Dover; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Central Baptist Church, Dover. Friends may call at the church Friday evening, 7-9 p.m. Burial will be in Immanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cheswold.
2. Funeral program: Rev. Roland (Tip) Coker, born September 20, 1913 and departed this life on April 25, 1995 in Kent General Hospital following surgery. He was the son of the late Alfred Coker and Margaret Coker Carney.He lived in the Cheswold area all his life and attended Fork Branch and Cheswold Elementary Schools.
In 1940 he was united in Holy matrimony to Hazella Sammons. To this union were born three children, Elaine, Arlena, and Roland (Pete).
He dedicated his life to God on December 7, 1942, Pearl Harbor Day. He became a member of Manship Methodist Church, Cheswold, DE. While there, he held many offices, President of Trustee Board, Class leader, under Rev. Bolden, and Local Preacher under the late Rev. Harvey R. Snead.
In April 1943 he was baptized by the late Dr. J.H. Williams. In 1953 the Lord placed on his heart the calling to the ministry. And at that time he and other members established the Baptist Mission under the guidance of Rev. K. W. Pierce. On the second Saturday in July 1953 he was ordained and called to be the pastor and founder of the First Baptist Church, Cheswold, DE, where he pastored with much labor and dedication until 1963. Rev. Coker was then called to be the Pastor of Central Baptist Church, and did so for 32 years, 10 months until his death.
He retired from Mahaffy Gravel Pit In 1979 as a crane operator. Also he helped on the Back to God program Broadcast on WDOV for 18 years. He helped serve as Chaplain for Dover City council from 1990 to 1994 until his health declined. He also drilled wells and did blacksmithing. He enjoyed his garden, but most of all talking with friends and explaining the Scripture.
He is predeceased by his daughter Elaine Coker Muntz who died October 1994. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years Hazella Coker, son and daughter-in-law Roland and Shanna Coker, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Arlena at home; four grandchildren, Wythena and Steven Fleming, Glassboro, NJ, Valerie and Thomas Matteo, Swedesboro, NJ; Jennifer and William Muntz, Mullica Hill, NJ; Allison Coker, Norfolk VA and Christian Coker, Virginia Beach, VA; three great-grandchildren Brittany Sulder, Glassboro, NJ; Domonic and Kristina Matteo; one brother James B. Coker, Dover; one step-sister Issabella Carney, Dover; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
5. Manship stone Rev. Roland Coker 1913-1995
6. SSDI: SSN 222-05-9852 Roland Coker 20 Sep 1913-25 Apr 1995
1. Delayed Delaware birth cert. #5179 (years prior to 1913). Filed 12 Jan 1959. Number of children of this mother: 6. Born alive and living when this birth occurred: 5. Born alive but dead when this birth occurred: 0. Evidence -- family Bible record, own child's birth record 3650 1943, and marriage record.
2. Delaware marriage cert. #3239 1940
3. Hazella Sammons Coker 1915-19961. Funeral program: Hazella Sammons Coker, daughter of the late William and Ella Durham Sammons, was born on July 19, 1915 and departed this life on January 10, 1996 at Kent General Hospital. She lived in the Cheswold area all her life and attended the area schools Cheswold and Lockwood.
On October 26, 1940 she was united n Holy Matrimony to Roland (Tip) Coker. To this union were born three children, Elaine, Arlena & Roland. Hazella worked along with Roland in the Methodist Church until 1953. At this time they started the Baptist Mission under the leadership of Dr. K. W. Pierce, by whom she was baptized.
She helped with the building of First Baptist Church, Cheswold, Delaware. In 1964 she along with the pastor and others established Central Baptist Church where she remained until her death. She served as President of the Trustee Board until 1993, as well as Secretary of the Missionary Circle. She received her Licensed Practical Nurse in 1965, after completing a correspondent course and passing the State Boards. At that time she was working for Failing Nursing Home.
In April of 1965 she was accepted to the staff of Kent General Hospital where she floated between the 3rd floor and pediatrics, which she enjoyed. She retired after 15 years of service in June 1983.
She enjoyed cooking and loved to share it with others, helping with a few sick friends, and taking care of her family.She is predeceased by five brothers and four sisters, their daughter Elaine Coker Muntz October 26, 1994 and her loving husband of 54 years, Rev. Roland (Tip) Coker April 25, 1995.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law Pete and Shannon Coker of Virginia Beach, VA, one daughter with whom she lived Arlena Coker, six grandchildren and spouse Steven and Wythena Fleming, Glassboro, NJ, Thomas and Valerie Matteo, Swedesboro, NJ, William Muntz and Jennifer Muntz, both of Mullica Hill, NJ, Allison Coker, Chesapeake, VA, and Christian Coker, Virginia Beach, VA, six great-grandchildren, Brittany Sulder, Dakota Fleming, Domonic Matteo, Kristina Matteo, Jenna Fleming and Justin Fleming, two sisters Corrine Christansen of Dover, DE and Mary V. Reed of Dover, DE.
Pallbearers: Darnel Backus, Kenneth Johnson, Robin Christiansen, Edward Coker, George Mosley Jr., William Newman, Gerald Morgan, Leroy Coker
Flower Girls: Beverly Hughes, Sandra Coker, Lori Christiansen, Peggy Carney, Michele Greenage, Nina O'Brian
2. Obituary: Hazella Sammons, 80, of Cheswold, Del., died Wednesday in Kent General Hospital in Dover, Del. Mrs. Coker was born in Cheswold, the daughter of the late William and Ella Durham Sammons. She lived her entire life in the Cheswold area.She was a member of Central Baptist Church, serving on the board of trustees and as secretary of the Missionary Circle. She received her LPN In 1965 and worked at Kent General Hospital for 15 years until her retirement in June 1983.
Mrs. Coker was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, the Rev. Roland "Tip" Coker in April 1995, her daughter, Elaine Coker Muntz in 1994, five brothers and four sisters. She is survived by a son, Pete Coker of Virginia Beach, Va.; a daughter, Arlena Coker with whom she lived; sisters Corrine Christiansen and Mary V. Reed of Dover, Del; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday in the Central Baptist Church, Route 15 and Central Church Road, Dover. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, Del. Burial will be in Emmanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cheswold.
4. Manship stone Hazella S. Coker 1915-1996. Manship records: Hazella S. Coker died 10 Jan 1996
5. SSDI: SSN 222-10-3499 HAZELLA COKER Residence: 19936 Born 19 Jul 1915 Died 10 Jan 1996 Issued: DE (Before 1951)
1. Interview with Corrine Durham Dean 5/6/98, Dover, DE: Corrine's lineage. List of family births, deaths, marriages.
2. Delaware marriage cert. #7875 1942
3. SSDI: CLEO COKER 1 Oct 1920 12 Aug 1994 19977 (Smyrna, Kent, DE) 222-07-9307 Delaware (Before 1951)
4. Manship records: Brenda Cleo Coker died 12 Aug 1994. Manship inscription: Cleo Durham Coker 1 Oct 1920 - 12 Aug 1994
5. D. Colette Carney Wheatley 7/30/99 has a certificate of baptism: Brenda Cleo, infant daughter of Thomas and Mamie Durham, born in Kent Co., Del. on the 1st day of October, 1920, having been presented for Holy Baptism by her mother. Methodist Episcopal Church. 3/27/21 R.B. Thompson
6. Brenda Cleo Durham Coker 1920-1994Cleo Durham Coker, 73, who taught for many years in a Nanticoke Indian school and then in a Wilmington public school, died Friday at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna. She was 73.
For 15 years, Mrs. Coker taught in the one-room Indian Mission School. Millsboro. After moving to Wilmington in 1960, she taught there until 1981.
She also taught ballroom dancing part time at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Wilmington.
She is survived by three daughters, Karen Catanzaro of Tom's River, N.J., Sheri Fontina of Wilmington and Beth Skilton of Tampa, Fla.: three brothers, Warren Durham of Deptford. N.J., and Floyd Durham and Donald Durham, both of Dover; a sister, Corinne N. Dean of Dover; six grandchildren; and her former husband, James B. Coker of Dover.
A service will be at 2 pm. Tuesday at Torbert Funeral Chapel, Bradford and Reed streets, Dover, where friends may call after 1. Burial will he in Immanuel Union Cemetery, Cheswold.
103. Ronald G. Coker
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. SSDI: SSN 221-62-6903 Ronald Coker 9 Dec 1964-Jun 1985
3. Manship stone: Ronald G. Coker "Our Son" 9 Dec 1964 - 1 Jun 1985
4. Obituary: Ronald G. CokerRonald G. Coker, of R.D. .5, Dover, died of cancer on Monday, June 3, 1985, in the Christiana Hospital near Stanton. He was 20. He worked at Metal Masters Food Service Equipment Co. Inc. in Smyrna until becoming ill last July.
He is survived by his parents, Walter and Myrtle Coker, with whom he lived; two brothers, Randy Dale Coker and Walter R. Coker, both of Dover; his maternal grandparents, Harry Morgan of Dover and Francis Wilson of Dover; and his maternal step-grandmother, Henrietta Morgan of Dover.
Services will be Friday in the Immanuel Union United Methodist Church, in Cheswold. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.
1. Delaware marriage cert. #1891 1916
2. Manship stone: Mike C. Ridgeway 1895-1960, buried with W. Presley Ridgeway
1936-1980; Lawrence M. Ridgeway 28 Jun 1929-17 Aug 1987; Caroline D.
Ridgeway 1901-1986.
3. Obituaries: Mike C. RidgewayRIDGEWAY: In Dover, Delaware on October 31, 1960. Mike C. Ridgeway, husband of Caroline Ridgeway of near Cheswold, Delaware. Aged 65 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services from the Emanuel Union Church, Cheswold on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 3 at 2:00 o'clock. Interment at Emanuel Union Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening at the Matthews Funeral Home in Smyrna.
DOVER: Oct. 31- Funeral services will be held for Mike C. Ridgeway, 65, of near Cheswold who died at Kent General Hospital today following a sudden illness.
4. Delaware death cert. 1960 #3241. Mike C. Ridgeway, DOB 21 Apr 1895, Del; DOD 31 Oct 1960, DOA Kent General Hospital, Dover, Kent, Del; male, moor, married, age 65 years. Father Edgar Ridgeway, mother Emma Morgan. Informant Mrs. Caroline Ridgeway, Dover, Del. Occupation farmer. SSN 22;-24-8582. Did not serve in armed forces. Acute coronary occlusion and contributory problems. Buried Emanuel Union, Cheswold, Del 3 Nov 1960. H.K. Matthews Jr., undertaker, Smyrna, Del. Reg. 4 Nov 1960.
5. See notes for William Perry Sammons
1. Delaware marriage cert. #1891 1916 -- born Delaware. Daughter Sarah Eunice's birth cert. says Mae born Maryland.
2. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net): Mae Carter Ridgeway, the first wife of Mike C. Ridgeway, died while still a young adult.According to Agnes Carter Newlin (Mike's first cousin), and subsequently her daughter Katherine Newlin Thomas, when Mae died the family did not have the resources to obtain her a burial plot, so Hopewell Carter Sr. & his wife Sarah Ridgeway Carter (Mike's aunt) were kind enough to let her be buried in their plot at Immanuel Union (Manship) Cemetery in Cheswold, Kent Co, DE. A marker was never placed on the plot to signify her burial, so only family members' memory can testify to this.
There was probably a Carter connection as well. Mae was the daughter of Isaiah Carter, said to be a brother of the George Carter whom Agnes always referred to as "Cousin George," although she could not describe "how" he was a cousin. George & Isaiah may have been descended from one of the brothers of Elizabeth Carty/Carter, Hopewell Sr's mother.
3. Subj: RE: Joseph Mosley / Isaiah Carter
Date: 99-09-09
From: spiff@atlantic.net (John C. Carter)...As for Mary Elva Carter Morgan, daughter of Isaiah Carter, do you think she is a sister of the Mae Carter who married Mike C. Ridgeway? Mae was supposed to be a daughter of an Isaiah Carter as well, and I've been trying to figure out if they're the same Isaiah. Then we need to find clues as to
who he's descended from.
4. See notes for William Perry Sammons
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. Manship stone: Mike C. Ridgeway 1895-1960, buried with W. Presley Ridgeway
1936-1980; Lawrence M. Ridgeway 28 Jun 1929-17 Aug 1987; Caroline D.
Ridgeway 1901-1986.
3. SSDI: SSN 221-28-9583 Caroline 25 Jan 1901-Jan 1986
4. Death and burial dates in Grace Davis' notes.
120. Walton Presley "Babe" Ridgway
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. Manship stone: Mike C. Ridgeway 1895-1960, buried with W. Presley Ridgeway
1936-1980; Lawrence M. Ridgeway 28 Jun 1929-17 Aug 1987; Caroline D.
Ridgeway 1901-1986.
3. "Genealogy of John A. Cott of Delaware" 20 pp. from Bridgeton Indian
Center/Rose Marie Ridgeway, 2/13/99.
4. SSDI: WALTON RIDGWAY 13 Jul 1936 Aug 1980 19901 (Dover, Kent, DE)
222-26-4691 Delaware
Date: 99-01-21
From: LFREIDA 15 (Lorraine Johnson-Gregg)David m Lucinda Mosley, dau of John and Elizabeth Johnson Mosley, sister of John E Johnson. Their children were David Jr m Mary Ridgway.
1. Pedigree chart sent by Rose Marie Ridgeway 1/25/99
2. Date: 99-01-21
From: LFREIDA 15 (Lorraine Johnson-Gregg)David m Lucinda Mosley, dau of John and Elizabeth Johnson Mosley, sister of John E Johnson. Their children were David Jr m Mary Ridgway.
3. Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 3/99: I don't think DAVID married AGNES CARTER.
4. GEDCOM from Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 2/99: burial place.
1. GEDCOM from Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 2/99: Dorothy is new to the list of children.
41. Hilda Ridgeway
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)\
2. Manship stone: Carlton Durham 1902-1972 buried with Hilda Durham 1904-1990
3. SSDI: Name Born Died Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Request
HILDA DURHAM 8 May 1904 28 May 1990 (No Location Given) (No Location Given) 221-50-3119 Delaware (1973)
4. Hilda Durham 1904-1990
MIDDLETOWN - Hilda Durham. formerly of Middletown, died of heart failure Monday, May 28, 1990, in Delaware Hospital for the Chronically ill, Smyrna. She was 86.
Mrs. Durham was a homemaker. Her husband, Carlton Durham, died in 1972.
She is survived by a son. Harry Durham of Middletown and a brother, Paul Ridgeway of Bridgeton, N.J.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church, Cheswold, where friends may call one hour before the service. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.
MIDDLETOWN - Hilda Durham. formerly of Middletown, died of heart failure Monday, May 28, 1990, in Delaware Hospital for the Chronically ill, Smyrna. She was 86.Mrs. Durham was a homemaker. Her husband, Carlton Durham, died in 1972.
She is survived by a son. Harry Durham of Middletown and a brother, Paul Ridgeway of Bridgeton, N.J.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church, Cheswold, where friends may call one hour before the service. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.
1. 1930 census, April 25, 1930, 3rd Rep Dist, Kent County, Del, ED 1-15, page 14A
Carrollton Durham 50 head neg b DE, father & mother b DE age at first marriage 37
Hilda Durham 38 wife neg b DE, father & mother b DE age at first marriage 25
Emma Eliza Durham 7 dau neg b DE, father & mother b DE
Harry G. Durham 7 son neg b DE, father & mother b DE
Helen Durham 19 sis-il neg b DE, father & mother b DE
William Durham 22 brother neg b DE, father & mother b DE
George Hayes 15 home boy neg b DE, father & mother b DE
2. Manship stone: Carlton Durham 1902-1972 buried with Hilda Durham 1904-1990
3. SSDI: Name Born Died Residence Last Benefit SSN IssuedCarlton Durham -- SSDI
SSN 222-24-3478 Residence: 19709 Middletown, New Castle, DE
Born 7 Mar 1902 Last Benefit:
Died Nov 1972 Issued: DE (1955 And 1957)
133. Emma Eliza Durham
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. Dover Area Death Records by Gregg & Ridgeway--a list of death records gathered from various sources who wish to remain anonymous. Gives exact date of death and parents names. Says mother is Hilda Mosley Durham. Our record in PAF says Hilda Ridgeway. Did she remarry? Lorraine Johnson-Gregg's comment: "I'm pretty sure Hilda was a Ridgway."
135. Robert Durham
1. Dover Area Death Records by Gregg & Ridgeway--a list of death records gathered from various sources who wish to remain anonymous. Gives exact date of death and parents names. Says mother is Hilda Mosley Durham. Our record in PAF says Hilda Ridgeway. Did she remarry? Lorraine Johnson-Gregg's
comment: "I'm pretty sure Hilda was a Ridgway."
42. William Edgar "June" Ridgway Jr.
1. Delayed Delaware birth cert. #6003 (prior years): "Edgar Ridgway Jr. son of Edgar Ridgway and Emma Morgan." No mention of first name William. Edgar's surname was first typed RidgEway. The "E" subsequently was whited out.
Number of children of this mother at time of this birth, including this child: 4. Born alive and living when this birth occurred: 3. Born alive but dead when this birth occurred: 0. Filed 2 Mar 1942.
Evidence: NJ auto driver's license 1941 #415896 and child's birth cert. #3479 1934.
2. David Mosley GEDCOM file from Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 3/1/99
1. SSDI: LEANNA PETERSON
SSN 155-07-3935 Residence:
Born 23 Mar 1915 Last Benefit:
Died Jun 1992 Issued: NJ (Before 1951)
Leanna Dean Peterson2. Obituary: Leanna (Dean) Peterson, 77, a resident at the Cumberland County Medical Center, formerly of Fern Road, Bridgeton, died Saturday morning in South Jersey Hospital System, Bridgeton Division, where she was a patient for a week.
Born in Fairfield Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorcas Dean, and the wife of Arnold F. Peterson, who died in 1983. Mrs. Peterson was a homemaker most of her life.
She is survived by three daughters, Dorcas Reed of Hopewell Township, Beverly Dickinson of Elmer and Shirley Hunt of Millville; two sons, Kenneth Ridgway of Alloway and Edgar Loatman of Bridgeton; a sister, Emma Pierce of Fairfield Township; three stepdaughters, Eleanor Orr and Nettie Lacy of Bridgeton and Ann Simons of Salem; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 8 p.m. today from the Sray Funeral Home, Carlls Corner, with the Rev. David P. Scull of the Jubilee Living Word Ministries officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Overlook Cemetery, Bridgeton. Friends may call hour prior to the services today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Jubilee Living Word Ministries, P.O. Box 234, 62 Gravelly Hill Road, Quinton 08072.
3. Death Notice: PETERSON - Of Cumberland County Medical Center, formerly of Fern Road, Bridgeton, N.J. on Saturday, June 13, 1992. Leanna Dean Peterson, wife of the late Arnold F. Peterson, and mother of Dorcas Reed, Beverly Dickinson, Shirley Hunt, Kenneth Ridgway and Edgar Loatman, aged 77 years.Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service without further notice on Monday, June 15th at 8 p.m. from the Sray Funeral Home, Carll's Corner. Interment will be Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. in Overlook Cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening from 7 to 8 prior to the services. For those who desire, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Peterson's memory to the Jubilee Living Word Ministries, P.O. Box 234, 62 Gravelly Hill Rd., Quinton, N.J. 08072.
4. David Mosley GEDCOM file from Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 3/1/99
5. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
6. Subj: Leanna Dean Ridgway Peterson
Date:06/12/2000 10:26:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:linda@jnlk.com (Linda Harmon)I have (Leanna's) In Memory Card:
Resided at Fern Road, Bridgeton, NJ
Date of Birth: March 23, 1992
Date of Death: June 13, 1992
Interment: Overlook Cem., Bridgeton, NJ
21 might have been typo.
Soc. Sec. # on Card is 155-07-3935
Drivers License: mo.3 yr.15
1. "Genealogy of John A. Cott of Delaware" 20 pp. from Bridgeton Indian Center/Rose Marie Ridgeway, 2/13/99.
2. ObituaryPaul Jerome Ridgeway, Sr.: Paul was born August 12, 1916 to William Edgar Ridgeway, Sr. and Emma Morgan Ridgeway in Kent County, Delaware. He attended school in the Kenton, Delaware area. When he was 19 years old, he and a very close friend of his, the late John Carney, moved over to the New Jersey area.
On September 30, 1939, Paul took as his wife the former Vella Lang Cuff. This union lasted over 54 years. He and Vella were blessed with three children, Helen, Paul Jr. and Emma.
Over the years Paul did various jobs. He started out with farming, then he worked as a plumber's assistant and then worked at Jersey Package. His latest employment was as a custodian with the Seabrook School System. After 10 years of service there, he retired. Upon his retirement he was awarded a plaque for Outstanding Service.
Paul had many hobbies and enjoyments. He loved being a practical joker. He used to buy all kinds of artificial snakes, worms and mice to scare people with. He was known for his love of playing checkers and dominos. Paul had all kinds of cheating when he was playing checkers. His humor was so wonderfully enjoyed by his family.
Paul was a very quiet and devoted family man. His love was very openly returned by his wife, children, grandchildren and especially his little great-grandson.
Paul was predeceased by two brothers: Mike C. Ridgeway and Wm. Edgar Ridgeway and two sisters: Mary Mosley and Hilda Durham.
He leaves behind on earth, his loving wife, Vella of 54 years. Three Children, Helen Morris of Dover, Delaware, Paul J. Ridgeway, Jr. ("Butch") of Vineland, N.J. and Emma Saunders of Cedarville, N.J.; ten grandchildren: Carla and Dawn Morris, of Dover, Delaware, Carlos Jr., Alfred and Craig Morris, all of Dover, Delaware, Cheryl and Herman Saunders, Jr. of Cedarville, N.J., Sonja Triplett of Millville, N.J., Paula Ridgeway of Westland, Michigan and Matthew Cunningham of Vineland, N.J. and one great-grandson, Carlos Morris III, of Dover, Delaware. A Special Sister Eunice Sammons of Dover, Delaware.
SERVICE: November 11, 1993, Russell Sheppard Funeral Home, Route 49, Salem, New Jersey. Interment not mentioned.
1. "Genealogy of John A. Cott of Delaware" 20 pp. from Bridgeton Indian Center/Rose Marie Ridgeway, 2/13/99.
2. VELLA C. RIDGEWAY Bridgeton News 02/13/02 <http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/index.ssf?/obits/bridgeton/vella_c__ridgeway.html>
Vella C. Ridgeway, 79, of Millville, died Sunday in Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden. She had been in failing health for the past three months.Mrs. Ridgeway was born in Salem and was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Pearl Hughes Cuff. The wife of the late Paul J. Ridgeway Sr., she had lived in Millville for five months and prior to that had been a resident of the Bridgeton area.
Prior to her retirement she had been employed with the former Major Clothing Co. in Bridgeton for over 20 years.
She was a member of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians. She was an avid flower gardener and loved cooking, baking. She raised houseplants and African Violets and was a devoted grandmother and great grandmother.
Survivors include: two daughters, Helen R. Morris and her husband Carlos Morris Sr. of Dover Del. and Emma Saunders and her late husband, Herman M. Saunders, Sr. of Cedarville; one son, Paul J. Ridgeway, Jr. and his wife Judith of Vineland; one sister, Marguerite Harmon, Bridgeton; two brothers, Lester Cuff, Bridgeton and Donald Cuff, Atco; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Herman M. Saunders, Jr. and a brother, Richard Loatman.
Rev. John Terenyi will conduct funeral services in the Padgett Funeral Home, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Township, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell Township. Friends will be received Saturday afternoon one hour prior tot he services at the funeral home.
3. Vella Lang Cuff Ridgeway, 79
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Delaware State News online February 15, 2002BRIDGETON, N.J. - Vella Lang Cuff Ridgeway of Bridgeton died of congestive heart failure Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, in Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden. She was 79.
Mrs. Ridgeway was born Feb. 11, 1922, in Salem. She was the third child to Roscoe and Pearl Cuff.
She attended schools in that area and also went to Hopewell School and Bridgeton High School.
On Sept. 30, 1939, she married Paul J. Ridgeway Sr. of Dover, Del. Out of that union, they were blessed with three children. They made their home mostly around the Greenwich area and in their later years moved to Bridgeton.She worked for Major Clothing, Bridgeton, as a seamstress for more than 20 years. She retired a little earlier than she had planned so she could take care of her beloved husband, who had become ill.
Mrs. Ridgeway was known for her love of flowers inside and outside. Her specialty was growing African violets. She delighted in cooking and baking. Many times someone would call, asking her to make her specialty, macaroni and cheese. She loved cooking Sunday dinners. Her favorite pastime was watching wrestling.She lost her husband Nov. 7, 1993, after 54 years of marriage. She continued going on making a life for herself. She got to the point that she could not manage being by herself and in early October 2001, moved into the Maurice House, a home for assisted living. Shortly after, she started failing in her health.
In addition to her loving and devoted husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Herman Saunders Jr.; a son-in-law, Herman Saunders Sr.; and a brother, Richard Loatman.
She is survived by two daughters, Helen Morris of Dover and Emma Saunders of Cedarville; a son, Paul J. Ridgeway Jr. of Vineland; a sister, Marguerite Harmon of Bridgeton; two brothers, Lester Cuff of Bridgeton and Donald Cuff of Atco; a son-in-law, Carlos C. Morris Sr. of Dover; a daughter-in-law, Judi Ridgeway of Vineland; five granddaughters, Dr. Carla Morris and Dawn Morris, both of Dover, Cheryl Rodman of Cedarville, Sonya Saul of Milleville and Paula Ridgeway of Michigan; four grandsons, Carlos Morris Jr., Alfred Morris and Craig Morris, all of Dover, and Matthew Cunningham of Vineland; three great-grandsons, Carlos Morris III and Marcus Morris, both of Dover, and Scott Rodman of Cedarville, and three great-granddaughters, Rosie Rodman of Cedarville and Courtney and Caitlyn Saul, both of Milleville.
Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Padgett Funeral Home, 1107 N.J. Route 77, Bridgeton, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. John Terenyi will officiate.
The pallbearers will be Carlos Morris Jr., Alfred Morris, Craig Morris, Matthew Cunningham, Todd Saul and Scott Rodman.Burial will be Saturday in Fernwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Bridgeton.
1. GEDCOM file from John Carter 3/98 (spiff@atlantic.net)
2. Ancestral chart of Matthew Wade Sammons Sr., copied 10 Sep 2000. MW Sammons Sr., 302-653-2234
1. Ancestral chart of Matthew Wade Sammons Sr., copied 10 Sep 2000. MW Sammons Sr., 302-653-2234
2. 1910 DELAWARE KENT REP DIST 5 ELECTION DIST 1 Series: T624 Roll: 145 Page: 168
dwelling family
1. Delaware birth cert. #1503 1919. Child’s number in family: 1. Child’s number by this mother: 1.
2. Delaware death cert. #1079 1919: Premature birth
1. Delaware death cert. #4152 1918
1. Delayed Delaware birth cert. #8781 (years prior to 1913). Filed 17 Oct 1942. Number of children of this mother: 1. Born alive and living when this birth occurred: 0. Born alive but dead when this birth occurred: 0. Born 28 Apr 1896, agreeing with SSDI listing.
2. Delaware death cert #603 1919: "widower," marriage to 2nd wife, Vandella Gould
3. Brother Return's obit: Leroy of Bridgeton, NJ
4. SSDI: (birth date variance)Name ROY CARNEY
Born 28 Apr 1896
Died Jul 1975
Residence 08302 (Bridgeton, Cumberland, NJ)
Last Benefit (No Location Given)
SSN 138-18-1971
Issued New Jersey (Before 1951)
145. baby girl Carney
Delaware birth cert. #5149 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.
Delaware death cert. #4119 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.
146. baby girl Carney
Delaware birth cert. #5149 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.
Delaware death cert. #4119 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.
147. baby boy Carney
Delaware birth cert. #5149 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.
Delaware death cert. #4119 1918 -- one cert. for 3 children.