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     Richard Meredith Miller was buried at Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.² He was born on October 21, 1922.² He married Esther Imogene Weaver, daughter of Charles Walter "Charley" Weaver and Mabel M. "Minnie" Gulllion, on June 16, 1942.¹ Richard Meredith Miller died on March 17, 1947 at age 24.^1,2

     John Keith Simmonds was buried at Grove Lawn Cemetery, East side of Pendleton Ave., S of Co. Rd. 600S, Pendleton, Madison Co., Indiana.¹ He was born on December 3, 1924 at Madison Co., Indiana.² He died on June 3, 1925 at Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana.²

     His Social Security Number was 305-10-3585.³ Samuel Garrett Snyder married Virginia Gay Simmonds, daughter of John Ezra Simmonds and Eva Jewell Jarrett.⁴ Samuel Garrett Snyder was born on November 3, 1912 at Hamilton Co., Indiana.^3,2 He died in August, 1981 at age 68.³

     Her Social Security Number was 304-30-4270.² Juanita Jo Thornburg was born on May 3, 1936.² As of July 1, 1956,her married name was Simmonds.¹ She married Donald G. "Buz" Simmonds, son of John Ezra Simmonds and Eva Jewell Jarrett, on July 1, 1956 at Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana.¹ Juanita Jo Thornburg died on December 27, 1997 at age 61.^1,2

     Donald Robert Ridge was buried at Anderson Memorial Park, 6805 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana.^3,4 He was born on April 18, 1918 at Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana.^2,5,3,4 He married Gail Lavon Huntzinger, daughter of Charles Earl Huntzinger and Alta Pearl Jarrett, in 1940.^1,3 Donald Robert Ridge died on November 18, 2011 at Chesterfield, Madison Co., Indiana, at age 93.^3,5,4 He ANDERSON — Donald Robert Ridge, 93, of Anderson, passed away Nov. 18, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield after a brief illness. He was born April 18, 1918, in Anderson, Ind., where his lived his entire life. Donald was a veteran who served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII in Rhineland Central Europe, receiving two Bronze Stars and the American Theater Ribbon. He retired, as a pattern maker, from Delco Remy Div. of General Motors. Donald was a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge 77 F. & A.M. and American Legion Post 127. He is survived by his children, Tim Ridge and Julie Ridge (companion, Mark Sellers); grandson, Keith Ridge; and several nieces and nephews. A special thank-you is extended to sister-in-law Evelyn Raper. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Vanita (Fuller) Ridge; wife, Gail Lavon (Huntzinger) Ridge, who died in 2009; brother, Fred Ridge; and sister, Mary Grinslade. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, officiated by Chaplain Don Weston, and will include a 12:45 p.m. Masonic memorial service. Burial will take place at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 266 honor guard. on November 20, 2011.³