Violet Louise Eaton^[1]

1919 - 2001  (82 years)

• Name	Violet Louise Eaton
  Born	19 Mar 1919	Beaufort, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Apr 2001  [2]
  Buried	Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook County, Oregon   [3]
  Person ID	I274381	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Oscar Eaton,   d. Bef 6 Apr 2001
  Mother	Mary Ball,   d. Bef 6 Apr 2001
  Family ID	F106667	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leslie Hughes Ridenour,   b. 12 Aug 1913, Mountainburg, Arkansas ,   d. 24 Feb 2007, Prineville, Crook County, Oregon  (Age 93 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1936	Van Buren, Arkansas
  Children	1. Gene Melvin Ridenour   2. Donald Ridenour   3. Bill Ridenour   4. John "Jack" Ridenour   5. Louise Ridenour
  Family ID	F106664	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 4 Nov 1936 - Van Buren, Arkansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Bulletin (Bend, OR), 28 Feb 2007. Leslie Hughes Ridenour obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Bulletin (Bend, OR), 9 Apr 2001. March 19, 1919 — April 6, 2001 Violet Louise Ridenour of Prineville died at her home from complications from cancer Friday. She was 82. A viewing will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Whispering Pines Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Carey Foster Hall, 590 SE Lynn Blvd. at the Crook County Fairgrounds. Interment will be at Juniper Haven Cemetery. Craig Jacobson and Teri Foster will officiate. Mrs. Ridenour was born to Oscar and Mary (Ball) Eaton in Beaufort, S.C., on March 19, 1919. Her family moved to Arkansas when Mrs. Ridenour was 2, to Colorado when she was 6, and back to Arkansas when she was 14. Mrs. Ridenour married Leslie Ridenour in Van Buren, Ark. In 1938, the couple moved to Colorado and to Prineville in 1949. Mrs. Ridenour was a homemaker. She enjoyed games, quilting, embroidering, crocheting, walking, gardening, camping and swimming.Her greatest joy came from fellowship with God, as well with family and friends.Survivors include her husband; five children, Jack Ridenour of Arkansas, Gene Ridenour and Don Ridenour of Prineville, Louise Arnold of Grants Pass, and Bill Ridenour of Elma, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Ridenour was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers. Memorial contributions can be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospice. Whispering Pines Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 82482936).