Mary Alice Ridgeway Tompkins Cadwallader
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Mary Alice Ridgeway Tompkins Cadwallader, 91, of Lynchburg, died Monday afternoon, July 26, 2010 at Heartland of Hillsboro.
She was born near New Petersburg in Highland County on March 31, 1919, a daughter of the late Joseph and Lucille (Dixon) Ridgeway.
She was a former member of the Hardins Creek Friends Church and a member of the Harwood Christian Church. She was organist for both churches for many years. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was married to William Robert ‘Bob’ Tompkins on Aug. 20, 1937. On Sept. 1, 1981, in New Lebanon, Ohio, she married her husband of 28 years, Glenn Cadwallader, who survives.
She is also survived by three children, John (Barbra) Tompkins of Hawaii, JoEllen (Danny) Leeth of Greenfield, and Steve Tompkins of Hillsboro; a step-daughter, Cheryl (John) Porter of Hillsboro; a daughter-in-law, Sandy Tompkins of Hillsboro; 14 grandchildren, Lori Tompkins of Leesburg, Tom (Julie) Tompkins of Jeffersonville, Rita (Emery) Burnett of Highland, Rhonda (Bryan) Kelley of Leesburg, Ryan (Shelley) Tompkins of Leesburg, Mike (Vong) Tompkins of California, Angie Tompkins of Hawaii, Krista (Tony) Mason of Leesburg, Kim Leeth of Portland, Ore., Kurt Leeth of Washington D.C., Alice Marie Tompkins and Tom Boles of Hillsboro, Stephanie (Tim) Pegan of Highland, Catherine “Katie” (Maj. Jeffrey) Allen of Richmond Hill, Ga., and John David (Lisa) Porter of Cleveland; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Dane (Loretta) Ridgeway of Greenfield and Joe Jr. (Irene) Ridgeway of Leesburg; two sisters, Jean Davis of Greenfield and Carol (Freddie) Snyder of Leesburg; six nieces; and two nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William Robert Tompkins, on July 16, 1977, and a son, Robert “Gary” Tompkins, who passed away April 30, 2010.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Officiating will be Pastor and nephew Tony Tompkins and Pastor Mike Sandlin. Burial will follow in the Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
For more information or to access the on-line register, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.
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