Lillian Ruth Riddle's Obituary
Lillian Ruth Riddle, 97, of the McLean Care Center in McLean, TX died Thursday, December 1, 2022 in Pampa, Texas.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date.
Cremation & Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon, Texas.
Lillian was born September 5, 1925 in Brownwood, Texas to Thomas Harry Broad, Sr. and Lola Ruth Oden Broad. She had lived in Spokane, Washington in 1948, Olean, New York in 1949, and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1950 where she met and married Bruce E. Riddle. She had lived in Tulsa until 2017 when she moved to Howardwick, Texas to be closer to her son. She had worked as a school teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1952-1991 when she retired. Lillian's hobby included painting, which she did for many years.
She was preceded in death by her mother in 1963; her father in 1969; a son, Garth Peter Kent Riddle in 2001; and her brother, Thomas Harry Broad, Jr. in 1977.
Survivors include her son, Eric Riddle and wife D. Ann of Howardwick, Texas; her grandchildren, Erika Thomas and husband Jarod of Muskogee, Oklahoma and Kevin Sean Riddle of El Paso; and her great grandchildren, Madison Thomas of Weatherford, Oklahoma, Brinley Thomas and Weston Thomas both of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to the Donley County Sr. Citizens in Clarendon, Texas.
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