Irene A. Riddle

Swannanoa Essie Irene Arrington Riddle, 91, formerly of 34 Charlie Riddle Lane passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the Asheville Health Care Center. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County most of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother and a member of the Jehovah Witness faith. Mrs. Riddle was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel Mae Collins Arrington and wife of Charlie Riddle who died October 9, 1999. Surviving are her daughter, Marie Blankenship of Swannanoa; granddaughter, Patricia Gaddy of Swannanoa; great granddaughters, Brandy Hill and Kassie Thompson both of Swannanoa; great grandsons, Nicholas Hill and Jamie Thompson both of Swannanoa and Eric Moore of Fairview; 5 great-great grandchildren; half-sisters, Mildred Rogers of Rockford, Ill, Wilma Roach of Enka and Virginia ODell of Swannanoa; brothers, Claude Arrington of Rockford, Ill and Fred Arrington of Candler. Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Saturday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Coye Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow in Sky View Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 P.M. Friday at the funeral home.