Obituaries
September 26, 2017

MARGARET JANE RIDGE

By Jacob Runnels

Margaret Jane Ridge, 96, of Marion and formerly of Richwood, died early Friday morning, Sept. 22, 2017, at Marion General Hospital, the same day her 24th great-grandchild was born.
A graduate of Richwood High School in 1939, she later married her first husband, Dwight Ridge, and shared 38 wonderful y...

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