Lewis Joseph Cundiff, Jr

Lewis married Roberta Bates on 11 Dec 1938 in Pulaski Co, KY. Roberta (daughter of William Bates, Sr. and Olga Frieda Marie Placke) was born on 1 Jan 1919 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 30 Nov 2000 in Montgomery Co, OH; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Roberta E. Bates Cundiff, 101 years 10 months and 29 days of age, departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30th, 2020 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

Roberta was born in Somerset, Kentucky on Wednesday, January 1st, 1919, daughter of the late William and Olga Placke Bates. She had lived in Dayton, Ohio for the past ten years. Roberta was a long-time member of Rock Lick Baptist Church in Somerset, Kentucky.

Roberta was survived by two daughters, Deloris Harter and Bettie Jo Detrick, both of Dayton, Ohio; one son, Lewis Joseph Cundiff, Jr. of Somerset, Kentucky; two brothers, Edward Bates of Louisville, Kentucky and Johnny (and Freeda) Bates of Waterview, Florida; two sisters, Dorothy Gilliam and Edna Mae Compton, both of Somerset, Kentucky; and a host of other relatives and friends who mourn her passing.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Bates, who departed this life on July 3rd, 1958 and Olga Bates, who departed this life on February 22nd, 1966; her loving husband, Lewis Joseph “Joe” Cundiff ,Sr., who departed this life on December 21st, 2004; five brothers, Harold Bates, Jeff Bates, William “Short” Bates, Alton Bates, and Robert Bates; and four sisters, Effie Callahan, Ola Jasper, Leta Opal Bobbitt, and Frances Marie Sowder.

Private services were held in the Chapel of the Pulaski Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.

Burial followed in the Rock Lick Baptist Church Cemetery in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Buried:
GRid=219276559

Charles married Cornelia Williams Ridings on 10 Mar 1902 in Scott Co, TN. Cornelia (daughter of Lewis W Ridings and Loretta James) was born on 7 Dec 1881 in KY; died on 17 Nov 1967 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Name on Find-A-Grave is Nelia Cundiff

Buried:
GRid=12496217

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Married:
Name Charlie E. Cundiff
Spouse's Name Nelia W. Ridings
Event Date 19 Mar 1902
Event Place Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Died:
William Bates, 78-year-old Grundy farmer, died suddenly last Thursday at his home.

The son of the late James J. and Rebecca Ridings Bates, he was born October 2, 1879, in Grundy. He married Mabel James on October 1, 1905, and two children were born to this marriage. Mrs. Bates and one child preceded him in death.

Mr. Bates married Olga Placke on August 18, 1913, and 13 children blessed this union.

While still a young man, Mr. Bates professed his faith in Christ and united with the Rock Lick Baptist Church. He remained a devout member of that church all his life.

Mr. Bates is survived by his wife; seven daughters, Mrs. Wilson Bobbitt, Mark, Mrs. Joe Cundiff, Sugar Hill, Mrs. Erwin Callahan, Science Hill, Mrs. Ernest Kuhnapfel and Mrs. Jack Lee, both of Somerset, Mrs. James Sowder, Cincinnati, and Mrs. J.W. Stewart, Grundy.

Mr Bates is also survived by seven sons, Alton J. Bates, Franklin, Indiana, William Bates, Jr., Grundy, Robert Bates, Somerset, Jeff Bates, Dayton, Ohio, Johnnie Bates, Plainfield, Indiana, Harold Bates, Cincinnati, and Edward Bates, Louisville; two brothers, Richmond Bates of Texas and James Bates, Grundy; 25 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Buried:
GRid=147185350

William married Olga Frieda Marie Placke on 18 Aug 1913 in Scott Co, TN. Olga was born on 12 Mar 1894 in TN; died on 22 Feb 1966 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Olga Placke Bates, 71, of Grundy, died Tuesday at the Somerset City Hospital after an illness of three months.

The daughter of Freda Yahnig Placke and the late Henry Placke, she was born March 12, 1894 in Tennessee. She was married to William Bates in 1913 in Tennessee. Mrs. Bates was a member of the Rock Lick Baptist Church.

Survivors are her mother; the following children, William Bates, Jr., Mrs. Marie Sowders, and Mrs. Edna Mae Stewart, all of Grundy, Mrs. Roberta Cundiff, Mrs. Robert Bales, and Mrs. Ola Kuhnapfel, and Mrs. Dorothy Lee, all of Somerset, Mrs. Leta Bobbitt, Pine Hill, Mrs. Effie Callahan, Science Hill, James Bates, Dayton, Ohio, Johnnie Bates, Plainfield, Indiana, Edward Bates, Louisville, and Harold Bates, Starks, Nevada; one stepson, Alton Bates, Plainfield, Indiana; 31 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Placke and Arthur Placke, both of Grundy; and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Smith, Ferguson, Frieda Smiley, Indiana, Elsie Placke and Edna Placke, both of Grundy.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Rock Lick Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Hansford and the Rev. Walter Jones officiating. Burial in the Rock Lick Cemetery.

Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Buried:
GRid=147185406

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Birth:
Name: Lewis W Ridings
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 19 Aug 1854
Birthplace: Lee County, Virginia
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Name Note:
Race: White
Father (or Slave Owner): John P. Ridings
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name: Susan Ridings
Mother's Birthplace:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01350-8
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 2046945
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Died:
Name: Lewis W. Ridings
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 1939
Death Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary H. Ridings
Father's Name: John P. Ridings
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Mother's Name: Suzan Blake Moore
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08511-6
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 1913355
Reference Number: 16187
Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970


Buried:
GRid=106752327

Lewis married Loretta James on 25 Dec 1879 in Pulaski Co, KY. Loretta was born about 1863; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Groom's Name Lewis W. Ridings
Groom's Birth Date 1856
Groom's Birthplace
Groom's Age 23
Bride's Name Loretta V. James
Bride's Birth Date 1863
Bride's Birthplace
Bride's Age 16
Marriage Date 25 Dec 1879
Marriage Place
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Bride's Previous Husband's Name
Indexing Project (Batch) Number I01711-6
System Origin Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number 804058
Reference Number 100

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Buried:
GRid=147181985

James married Rebecca Francis Ridings on 16 Mar 1876 in Pulaski Co, KY. Rebecca (daughter of John Perkins Ridings and Susannah Blakemore) was born on 22 May 1850 in Lee Co, VA; died on 22 Oct 1932 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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what Rebecca is this?


Groom's Name: G. B. Sharp
Groom's Birth Date: 1841
Groom's Birthplace: Tenn.
Groom's Age: 35
Bride's Name: Rebbecca Ridings
Bride's Birth Date: 1854
Bride's Birthplace: Va.
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1876
Marriage Place: , Pulaski, Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51791-5
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 174937
Reference Number:
Collection: Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979


Groom's Name John Mcvanhook
Groom's Birth Date 1852
Groom's Birthplace Pulaski Co, Ky
Groom's Age 24
Bride's Name Rebecca Ridings
Bride's Birth Date 1857
Bride's Birthplace Pulaski Co, Ky
Bride's Age 19
Marriage Date 21 Sep 1876
Marriage Place , Pulaski, Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51791-5
System Origin Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number 174937
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Birth:
Rebecca did not appear on the census in Oct 1850.

Buried:
Rock Lick Baptist Church Cem., Rt. 192, then L on Grundy Rd 3 Miles