Graveside service for Elner Sue Madry Ridge, age 87, of Decatur, will be Thursday, December 9, 2021, 11:45 a.m. at Midway Memorial Gardens with Pastor Richie Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ridge, who died Monday, December 6, 2021, at Brookdale Cedar Springs assisted living, was born August 8, 1934, in Lawrence County, to William Dupree Madry and Cynthia Ellen Hayes. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl Leon Ridge; and four siblings.
She is survived by three daughters, Susan Wheeler (Dale) of Priceville, Pamela McMunn (James) of Athens, and Debra Ridge Proctor of Cullman; eleven grandchildren, David Wheeler (Misty) of Priceville, Phillip Wheeler (Nicole) of Priceville, Benjamin Wheeler (Anna Claire) of Madison, Elizabeth Wheeler Dean (Andrew) of Priceville, Melissa Jones of Decatur, Katherine Jones of Moulton, Lauren Jones Allen (Mickey) of Priceville, Robert Proctor (Rachel) of Madison, Rachel Proctor Tortorano (Sean) of Kansas City, MO, Luke Proctor of Addison, and Mason Proctor (Brooke) of Arley; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Frances Phillips of Birmingham, and Ann Jennings (Dale) of Foley.
Mrs. Ridge was a homemaker and spent most of her time sewing, crocheting, or working on puzzles. She traveled the country for twenty years with her daughters, and husband during his enlistment in the United States Air Force.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
