Robert Ellis Ridgeway, 73, a resident of Lake City, Florida passed away February 4, 2012 at the Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center after a brief illness.
Mr. Ridgeway was a lifelong resident of Columbia County, Florida and is the son of the late Esther Sheppard. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and was employed with the Columbia County Landfill for twenty four years.
He is survived by his loving wife of twenty years, Katie Pauline Ridgeway, Lake City, Fl. Three daughters: Patricia Ann Langston, Trenton, Fl. Bonnie (Randal) Anderson and Tammy Anschultz both of Lake City, Fl. Two Sons: Robert Earl Ridgeway, Jr. Trenton, Fl. and Leon Jody Thompson, Lake City, Fl. Eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Ridgeway will be conducted Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday February 6, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Guerry Funeral Home, 2659 SW Main Blvd. Lake City is in charge of all arrangements.