Florence Shrader was born on 12. Aug. 1901 at Cornland Community, Elkhart Twp., Logan County, Illinois. She was the daughter of
Edward Shrader and
Parmelia Turley. Florence Shrader married
William Lee Ridgeway, son of
Edgar C. Ridgeway and
Laura Coats, on 15. Jan. 1920.
Florence Shrader and
William Lee Ridgeway appeared on the census of 29. Apr. 1930 at Mount Pulaski Twp., Logan County, Illinois.
Florence Shrader died on 4. May. 1962 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, at age 60.
Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 10 May 1962
MRS. WM. RIDGEWAY, OF LINCOLN, DIED
Mrs. William Ridgeway Sr., 111 Welch Drive, Lincoln, Ill., died at 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 4, 1962, in the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for eight days. She was over 60 years of age. Florence Shrader was born Aug. 12, 1901 in the Cornland community in Elkhart township, a daughter of Edward Shrader and Parmelia Turley Shrader. She lived in her home vicinity for many years. On Jan. 15, 1920, she was united in marriage to William Ridgeway. They resided in Mount Pulaski for several years prior to moving to Lincoln many years ago. She was a member of the Four Square Church at Lake Fork. Besides he husband, she is survived by one son, William Jr., of Lincoln; a daughter, Mrs. Doris Hagen, Anaheim, Calif; mother, Mrs. Parmelia Shrader, Alexander; two brothers, Orville Shrader, Lake Fork, and Merle Shrader, Waynesville; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The remains were removed to the Schahl Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski, where funeral services were held Monday, May 7 at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Luther Barnes, of Decatur, pastor of the Lake Fork Four Square Church.
Mrs. Barnes sang two hymns, "When I Have Gone the Last Mile of the Way", and "After", with Mrs. Francis Myrick as organ accompanist. Interment was made in the Carlyle Cemetery four miles west of Mount Pulaski. Pallbearers were Leland Green, William Kingsley, Charles Noble, Raymond Thomas, Frank Ball, and Albert Pause.
She was buried at Carlyle Cemetery, Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois.