Martha D. Ridgway

November 19, 1921 - July 12, 2016

Martha D. Ridgway, 94, of Stockdale, went to be with the Lord, in her home, on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. A daughter of the late Osborne and Bessie Worthington Scott, she was born in North Charleroi on November 19, 1921. Martha resided in California and Allenport before moving to Stockdale in 2013, and was the Postmaster in Allenport for 24 years before her retirement. She was a member of Allenport United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star in Monessen. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Larry (Linda) Ridgway of Stockdale; daughter-in-law Edith Butler of Kingston, TN; four grandchildren, Allen (Bonnie) Ridgway of Moon Twp., Michael Ridgway of Gainesville, VA, and Chris, and Stacey Butler of Kingston, TN; a great grandson Zachary Ridgway of Mt. Carmel, IL; and a granddoggie Lexius. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Ridgway in 1976; a son, Scott Butler; a grandson, Scottie; and two brothers, William Scott and Jack Scott. Friends will be received on Friday, July 15, 2016, from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.; 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com 724-929-5300. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 P.M. with Pastor Brian Carroll officiating, visitation will continue following the service until 9 P.M. Private interment will take place in Mon Valley Memorial Park.