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Rev. Herman "H.G." Gaynor Ridgdill, II

Oak Park, GA

October 12, 1943 - March 7, 2021

Oct 12, 1943 - Mar 7, 2021

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Reverend H.G. Ridgdill, age 77, of the Pendleton Springs Community, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He lived in Emanuel County most of his life and was a U.S. Army veteran. He began his ministry in 1970; he recently retired after ten years as pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Kibbee, and was a member and missionary pastor of Pendleton Springs Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Herman Gaynor Ridgdill and Frankie Williamson Ridgdill; two brothers, Francis Ridgdill and Robert Black and wife Johnnie; one sister, Jane Jackson and husband Pat; and a brother-in-law, Don Hamrick.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-two years, Cornelia Palmer Ridgdill of Pendleton Springs; three children, Katherine Rowland and husband Randy of Gainesville, Samantha Thornton and husband Jessie of Jesup, and Gaynor Ridgdill of Oak Park; two sisters, Dr. Janice Hamrick of Canton, and Joy Bowen and husband Lowell of Pendleton Springs; seven grandchildren, James Reid and wife Julie, Katie Denning and husband William, Matthew Reid and wife Caroline, Stephanie Cosner and husband Matt, Dalton Ridgdill, Atlanta Foster and husband Peyton, and Hannah Thornton; five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at Pendleton Springs Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 10th, from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 11:30 a.m. with Roy Mimbs officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Community Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475, or Pendleton Springs Baptist Church, c/o Susan Bell, P.O. Box 1579, Vidalia, GA 30475.

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