Mr. Harry Lewis Ridgeway, Sr., the son of the late Willie E. and Willie Bell Ridgeway,  was born June 24, 1950 in Troup County, GA. He departed this life on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Mr. Ridgeway was a product of the Troup County Schools System. He was a formerly employed by the City of Lanett and West Point Pepperell.

Mr. Ridgeway met and married Mary Ferrell in 1969 and to this union four children were born.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, one grandson and three brothers.

He lives to cherish his memories his wife, Mary Ridgeway, Lanett, AL; three sons, Harry (Mary) Ridgeway, Stanley and Carl Ridgeway, Lanett, AL; two brothers, Eddie Joe (Lula) Ridgeway, Lanett, AL; and Emanuel Ridgeway, West Point, GA; an array grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends; special friends, Kenneth Ferrell.