Leon RIDENOUR

OBITUARY - Wabash Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN) L. Leon Ridenour, 90, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana, died at 6:30 pm, Monday, October 13, 2014 at Peabody Healthcare Center. He was born December 6, 1923 in Wabash County, Indiana to J. Sherman and Lola (Durnbaugh) Ridenour. Leon graduated from Urbana High School in 1942, earned his Bachelors degree from Purdue University in 1948, and received his Masters degree from the University of Colorado in 1958. He married Phoebe J. Roser in Wabash on February 24, 1948. Mr. Ridenour taught high school math at Laketon High School nine years, Manchester High School 23 years, and five years at Ivy Tech in Wabash. He also worked part time for Kerlin Brothers in Silver Lake delivering school buses and was a charter tour bus driver for 30 years. He was a 40-year member of the Wabash County Council, a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, a lifetime member of the National Educators Association, and a 72-year member of the Lion's Club where he was District Governor for District 25G. He is survived by his wife, Pheobe J. Ridenour of North Manchester, daughter, Marcia L. (David) Heaps of Chatham, Illinois, 2 granddaughters, Manning Heaps of Greenville, Illinois, and Kelsey (Dalton) Lee of Riverton, Illinois, and his brother-in-law, Phil (Trula) Cramer of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Carol Ridenour, brother, Rex Ridenour, and his sister, Shermadean Cramer. Graveside services and burial will be 10:00 am Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Roann Community Cemetery, Roann with Ken Goble officiating. Friends may call 3-7 pm Friday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash. Preferred memorial is Lions Eye Bank.

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