Jewell Riddle Obituary (1919 - 2016)

Georgetown, Indiana Jewell Irene Ray Gibson Riddle, passed away in Huntersville, NC. She was the oldest of 4 children of Herman and Olive Self Ray born in Edmondson County, Kentucky in 1919. She lived a long, happy and productive life and died at the age of 96 years. Jewell was educated for only a few years in a 1 room school house in Kentucky. She married Joseph McCormick and had two children. She returned to Louisville and remarried Robert Gibson, Jr. in 1946 with whom she had a third child. Robert died in 1998 and Jewell married her childhood friend Horace Riddle in 2006. Jewell was well known for her prolific quilting, creation of dolls and a range of porcelain art creations and they were frequently displayed in arts and crafts shows across the Eastern part of the United States. Virtually all of the beds of her children and grandchildren and countless friends are covered with her quilts. Jewell is survived by her three children Dr. Joe McCormick (Sue), Janice Funk and Susan Nelson, and her eight grandchildren and her nine great grandchildren. She was surrounded by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren all of whom wished her much love and goodbye on her journey beyond. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Edwardsville Cemetery followed by a celebration of Jewell's life at Christ United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Indiana. The family suggests memorial gifts be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region-Main 1420 East Seventh Street Charlotte, NC 28204. Please visit our website at gehlbachandroyse.com for more information. Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Georgetown, Indiana are handling the arrangements. Visitation: Celebration of life after her burial at Edwardsville Cemetery which will be held at 2 PM Sunday, June26, 2016 Funeral: Graveside Services at 2 PM, Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Edwardsville Cemetery Interment: Edwardsville Cemetery in Edwardsville, Indiana