Kathryn Evans Riddle

Kathryn “Kathy” Evans Riddle, 96, went to be with her Lord on December 23, 2023. A visitation will be held at Wade Funeral Home in Arlington, TX on Monday, January 8 at noon and her Funeral Service will follow at 1:30pm. A Graveside Service will be conducted at Shannon Rose Hill that afternoon following the service.

Born in Ennis, Texas on December 12, 1927 to Jack Evans and Virginia Chapman Evans, Kathy moved to Fort Worth to live with her sister, Angel and her husband George. George was a youth pastor and one of his members, a young man named Jim Riddle, heard they “had a pretty girl living at their house” so he had to go check it out. Jim swept Kathy off her feet and they went on to marry at Evans Avenue Baptist Church on February 5, 1947. They remained married until Jim’s passing on January 5, 2011, just one month shy of their 64th anniversary.

Kathy was a wonderful and devoted wife to Jim, a wonderful mother to their son Kim and daughter, Kerri and a wonderful grandmommy to her granddaughter, Lindsey. She worked in the clerical and bookkeeping business. She taught 5th grade Sunday School and was also a greeter at Handley Baptist Church where they were members for over 60 years.

Kathy had a resilience and fire in her that translated to her being one of the most loving and supportive people you could ever meet. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind or be a little sassy. She wasn’t afraid to love. Above all, she held her family and her faith closest and she will be deeply missed.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents Jack Evans and Virginia Chapman Evans, her husband, Jim Riddle, her son, Kim Riddle on August 29, 2023, and sister Angel Roberts.

She is survived by daughter, Kerri Stiefel (husband Dr. Paul Stiefel); granddaughter, Lindsey; sister, Jackie Reynolds; daughter-in-law, Jan Riddle and her children, Patsy, Angela, and Junior, Rick Riddle, and numerous nieces and nephews.