THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, September 12, 1995 TAG: 9509120216
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 38 lines
Philip E. Riddick, 80, of 629 Ravenwoods Drive, Chesapeake and formerly of 1213 Goff St., Norfolk, died Sept. 9, 1995, in his residence.
Mr. Riddick, a native of Gates, N.C., was a retired retail food merchant who owned and managed Riddick's Market, one of the first black-owned, full-line, self-service food markets in Norfolk, for more than 37 years. He was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church, Norfolk.
He is survived by Bertha L. Riddick, his wife of 59 years; two sons, Phillip L. and Benjamin L. Riddick of Chesapeake; two daughters, Beatrice R. Gay and Jacqueline R. Harris of Chicago and Phoenix, Ariz., respectively; two daughters-in-law, Gladys McCabe Riddick and Ann Brown Riddick of Chesapeake; two sons-in-law, Robert E. Gay and David Harris; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother and sister, William Riddick of Virginia Beach and Mary Stokes of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two brothers-in-law, Burnett and Oliver Riddick, Norfolk and Baltimore; one sister-in-law, Dr. Lillie R. Lynch of Durham, N.C.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Calvin James at noon on Sept. 13, 1995, in First Calvary Baptist Church, 813 Henry St., Norfolk. A viewing wil lbe held at the funeral home today from 2 to 8 p.m. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Interment will be in Roosevelt Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake. Riddick Funeral Service is handling funeral arrangements. The family will gather at the Chesapeake residence. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo
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