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Myrtle Riddle Obituary

Myrtle Fountain Riddle -MONTEZUMA - Myrtle Fountain Riddle, age 85 of Montezuma, GA, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011 at The Oaks Nursing and Personal Care Home in Marshallville, GA. -Graveside services will be held at 3P.M., Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery in Montezuma with Dr. Randy Gregg and Rev. Billy Kimbrel officiating. -Family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. -Myrtle was born on July 19, 1925 in Dooly County, GA to the late Horace Fountain and Mattie Belle Pickard Fountain. She was a registered nurse and worked at Middle Georgia Hospital in Macon, Riverside Hospital and Macon County Clinic in Montezuma and with several local doctors. Her last employment was with Heart of Georgia Hospice. She was a member of Montezuma United Methodist Church. -Survivors include her three daughters, Brenda (Jim) Lever of Tifton, GA, Ruth (Chris) Thompson of McKinney, TX, Bonnie (Jule) Windham of Montezuma, GA; two sisters, Evy Hall of Macon, GA, Katie (Homer) Ansley of Meigs, GA; a brother, Bun Fountain of Byromville, GA; seven grandchildren, Lance (Amy) Lever, Lori Lever (David) Monk, Michelle Burns, LeAnn Carter, Jared (Cassie) Thompson, Ashton Windham, Spencer Windham and eight great grandchildren, Lauren Lever, Aaron Lever, Hembree Monk, Lizzie Monk, J.D. Monk, Anthony Burns, Adam Cousins, Nerriah Thompson; many nieces and nephews also survive. -Memorial gifts may be made to Montezuma United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 159, Montezuma, GA 31063 or The Methodist Children's Home, P.O. Box 2525, Macon, GA 31203 or Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd, Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345. -Friends may express condolences to the family at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com. -Watson-Mathews Funeral Home of Montezuma is in charge of funeral arrangements.

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Published by The Telegraph on Feb. 8, 2011.

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Alice, Paula & Hugh Joiner

February 9, 2011

Our thoughts and prayer are with Myrtle Riddle families at this time of their sorrow.

JEANELLE JACKSON

February 8, 2011

I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PASSING OF MYRTLE.MYRTLE WAS MY MOTHER CAREGIVER FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.I THOUGHT ABOUT HER OFTEN AND WONDER WHAT HAPPEN TO HER.SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON.SHE WAS GOOD TO MY MOTHER AND FAMILY

Rita Meadows

February 8, 2011

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

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February 8, 2011

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