THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 4, 1996 TAG: 9608040012
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: 23 lines
Ronald Wayne Rigdon, 41, of the 4500 block of Bainbridge Blvd, died Tuesday, July 30, 1996.
A native of Portsmouth, Mr. Rigdon was a diving supervisor for Chesapeake Diving Services. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his mother, Josephine A. Rigdon of Chesapeake; two sons, Ronald Wayne Rigdon Jr. of Elizabeth City, N.C., Ryan Wayne Rigdon of Chesapeake; three sisters, Joyce Ann Novak, Sandra Fay Lewis, both of Chesapeake, JoAnne Landgrave of Houston, Tx., two brothers, James Earl Rigdon of Portsmouth, Ricky Joe Rigdon of Chesapeake; and fiancee, Connie B. Allison of Chesapeake. He was predeceased by his father, James Marion Rigdon.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens by the Rev. E. Clifton Whitlock. The family will receive friends between 7 and 8 p.m. today at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd., and will also be at 1209 Wormington Drive, Chesapeake. Ronald has a special heart and never quit giving.
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