Richard Douglas Ridlon

1936 - 2011  (74 years)

• Name	Richard Douglas Ridlon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	4 Dec 1936	Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  	Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Vida and Douglas Ridlon
  Census	1950	Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  	Age: 13; Relation to Head of Vida Ridlon: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	1 Dec 2011	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 6]
  Burial	Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 6]
  	Loraine and Richard Ridlon, buried together
  		Arcadia Valley Memorial Park (also known as Arcadia Valley Cemetery) Arcadia, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #27355
  Person ID	I13936	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Loraine Maxine Crocker,   b. 27 Sep 1939, Banner, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 7 May 2018, Park Hills, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1957	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [2, 8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F5010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Dec 1936 - Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA Census - Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Vida and Douglas Ridlon - 1940 - Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Census - Age: 13; Relation to Head of Vida Ridlon: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 26 Apr 1957 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Death - 1 Dec 2011 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, RIDLON Richard D 1936-2011. Loraine Maxine Crocker Ridlon and Richard Douglas Ridlon, buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171240309/richard_douglas_ridlon [S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), https://www.brysonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Loraine-Ridlon-26671/. [S252] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000. [S4353] Tributes: Obituary of Richard Ridlon • Dec 2011, (Name: The Daily Journal; Location: Park Hills MO; Date: 3 Dec 2011;), Richard Douglas Ridlon. IRONTON - Richard Douglas Ridlon Sr., 74, of Ironton passed away December 1, 2011. Survived by: Wife, Loraine "Maxine" Crocker Ridlon; children, Richard (Simplicia) Ridlon Jr., Gary (Charma) Ridlon, Brenda Ridlon; seven sisters, Doris, Arlene, Bernece, Laverne, Rochelle, Karen, Vickie; brother, Tyrone; step and adopted sisters, Rosalou, Pam and Judy; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded by: Brothers, Jerry and Nathan; sister, Marion; step brother, Danny. Visitation, today, 5-8 p.m. at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob. Funeral, December 4 at 2 p.m. wtih Rev. Dwight Jones officiating. Interment, Arcardia Valley Memorial Park. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyjournalonline/name/richard-ridlon-obituary?id=14337397 Obituary-RIDLON Richard D Richard Douglas Ridlon Sr -- Published by Daily Journal Online on Dec. 3, 2011. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01916; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 18-30. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Irondale, Crow Wing, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01916; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 18-30 [S4600] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Richard Ridlon • Flat River Daily Journal - 3 Dec 2011, Richard Douglas Ridlon -- The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 3 Dec 2011; Publication Place: Flat River, Missouri. https://www.newspapers.com/image/421342458/?article=688afd85-fa4a-42a4-b932-06591342c264&focus=0.25152788,0.31922725,0.46691555,0.4591 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irondale, Crow Wing,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irondale, Crow Wing, [S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Bryson Funeral Home; https://www.brysonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Loraine-Ridlon-26671/. [S9773] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CROCKER Loraine Ridlon 1939-2018. Loraine "Maxine" Ridlon, formerly of Ironton, Missouri passed away May 7, 2018 in Park Hills, Missouri at the age of 78 years. She was born September 27, 1939 in Banner, Missouri the daughter of the late Harold and Essie (Gaston) Crocker. On April 26, 1957 she was united in marriage to Richard Douglas Ridlon Sr. who preceded her in death on November 30, 2011. To this union three children were born; Richard Ridlon Jr. and wife, Simplicia of Park Hills, Missouri, Gary Ridlon and wife, Charma of Farmington, Missouri and Brenda Ridlon of Farmington, Missouri. In addition to her children, Maxine is survived by three brothers; Vic Crocker of Graniteville, Missouri, Millard Crocker of Farmington, Missouri, and William Crocker of Park Hills, Missouri, three sisters; Wanda Horne of Fredericktown, Missouri, Joyce Guffey of Florida and Virginia Spicer of Tennessee, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190666337/loraine-maxine-ridlon