Faber William Riddle

Mr. Riddle was born May 26, 1927 in Union County, S. C. to John Faber and Mildred Smith Riddle. He graduated from the Union High School in 1945 and served his country in World War II and the Korean Conflict in the U. S. Army. Mr. Riddle pursued his education at Mars Hill College and High Point College (University). He received his Masters Degree in Education at East Carolina University in 1959 and his Teaching Certification in 1960. He taught elementary school in Gastonia until 1963 at which time he became teacher and Principal at Williamsburg Elementary School. In 1966 he was the Principal of Chesterfield Elementary School in S. C. until moving to High Point in 1969.

Locally, Mr. Riddle was the Principal of Brentwood Elementary School from 1969 until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Riddle was an active member of Fairmont Park Baptist Church, a Deacon, and received recognition for thirty-nine years of service to the church.

His first marriage was to Mona Pennington who preceded him in death in 1977. On March 25, 1978 he married Hazel Thompson who survives of the residence.

Also surviving are his two sons: David Riddle and wife Margaret of Thomasville and John Riddle and wife Lyne of Durham. Mr. Riddle has a step-daughter Tona Lednum of High Point and a step-son, Grady Honeycutt of Pawley’s Island, S. C. There are two grandchildren: Miles Riddle and Blake Riddle, one step-granddaughter, Michelle Hammer Landrum and two step- great grandchildren: Gabriel and Tiffany Landrum. Mr. Riddle has two sisters Margaret Gowan of Union, SC and Braddie Rice of Putman, SC.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 16th at 1:00 p.m. in Fairmont Park Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Steven Jones and Reverend Wayne Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Mr. Riddle will remain at Sechrest Funeral Service on E. Lexington Avenue until placed into the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

Please offer condolences with the family at www.sechrestfunerals.com.