Raymond Ridgeway's Obituary
Raymond " Jimmy Flicker" Ridgeway, 71 of Bridgeton passed away early Tuesday morning January 5, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his family. He had been in failing health for some time, and was under the care of Hospice.
Born in Cheswold, Delaware, he was the son of the late Raymond Sr. and Georgiana nee Mosley Ridgeway, and the husband of Rose Marie "Sweetsie" nee Munson Ridgeway. He had been a resident of the Bridgeton area for the past 41 years after leaving Delaware. Flicker was self employed until his health started to fail him in 2000. He was the owner of Flicker's Plumbing and Ridgeways Plumbing and Heating. He was employed several years ago by both Woodruff Oil Co. and A.J. Petrunis. A proud member of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indian Tribe of Bridgeton, he was known as "Brave Fox" to many of the tribal members. He was instrumental in the reorganization of the tribe in the early 1970's , and sat on Tribal Council for 10 years. He was also an ordained Spiritual Leader of the Tribe. Flicker was very proud of his Indian ancestry and passed his knowledge of Indian heritage down to his children. He loved to hunt and fish and was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Quinton Sportsman Club. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 49 years, Rose Marie Ridgeway, five children Rena Pierce and her husband Albert of Bridgeton, Tangela Ridgeway of Quinton Twp., Raymond Ridgeway and his wife Rachel of Texas, Wayne Ridgeway and Jodi Johnson of Clayton Delaware, Urie Ridgeway and his wife Saiyida of Toms River, his daughter in law Lisa Mosley, two sisters Sarah Virginia Ridgeway Durham and her husband Marshall, Beatrice Ridgeway Seeney and her husband Wilson Earl Seeney, one brother Greensboro Ridgeway and his wife Diane Carney Ridgeway, his 19 grandchildren Carl, Charles, DeShanda, Raymond IIII, Raven, Wayne Jr., Ronald, Krystal, Brett, Brad, Shean, Jennah, Lakeisha, Albert Jr., Kevin, Steven, Hassan, Javid, and Jalen, 5 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his daughter in August of 2009 Karen E. Green, one sister and brother in law Sadie Mae and Lloyd Carney, and his brother Albert Nemar Ridgeway.
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