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    Mrs. Riddle

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Sue Riddle, 86, of Mexia died Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

A graveside service was held Monday, Aug. 3, at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale.

She was born Nita Sue Drummond on Jan. 25, 1934, to Daniel Calvin Drummond and Tennie Juanita Reed Drummond.

Mrs. Riddle’s earliest memory was in the cotton fields outside Rockdale, being pulled along on the sack as her mother went up and down the rows picking cotton.

George Riddle grew up 12 miles down the road, and he and Sue met as freshmen in their country school. They were married Jan. 22, 1954, as soon as he finished serving in the U.S. Navy.

Mrs. Riddle graduated summa cum laude from The University of Texas.

She was a talented artist with a career in fashion illustration, drawing and painting and writing creative ad copy for high fashion retailers of women’s clothing in Houston.

After George retired, they enjoyed spending half their days working cattle and oil wells on their land near Rockdale.

They were very faithful in supporting their church, Temple Baptist Church in Mexia, as well as national and worldwide ministries that work to bring the gospel to others.

Mrs. Riddle was preceded in death by her husband, George Riddle; a grandson, Chance Cox; her parents; a brother, Dan Drummond Jr.; and a sister, Shirley Lands.

Survivors are her daughters, Rebecca and Harvey Cox, Rachel and David Garrett; her grandchildren, Christopher Cox, Hayden Cox, Madeline and Brad Gee; and a great-granddaughter, Landry Gee.

Rockdale Reporter

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