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Redding Ridge Cemetery is located on Black Rock Turnpike (Route 58) in Redding, Connecticut, slightly before and across the street (Route 58) from Christ Church Cemetery (heading north). Headstones date back to the 1800s and there are many modern-day burials contained within. Some interesting graves span the generations. Redding Ridge has one famous inhabitant: Gilbert T. Fox. Fox was an award-winning cartoonist, responsible for "Plastic Man". He also worked on the animated cartoon "Betty Boop", "Side Glances" (a newspaper comic), and the animated series, "Muppet Babies" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize. Photos of his memorial are shown later on this page.
Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 671.
Photos taken 17 March 2010 and 26 July 2020.
"Henry B. Duncomb died Dec. 26, 1836 in the 25 year of his age."
"David Duncomb died Feb. 5, 1857, AE. 68 y's."
"Caroline K. Sanford
daughter of Francis A. &
Lucy H. Sanford.
died June 27, 1851
aged 2 y'rs 6 mo & 25 dys"
"Little Willie.
1853
Infant.
1850
Son and daughter of John & Emeline Gilbert."
"To the memory of
Mary Elizabeth wife of
Marshall S. Driggs
and daughter of
Aaron and Fanny Sanford
Died Sunday Nov 21, 1858
aged 24 yrs 3 mos 10 dys"
"My wife and child"
"Mary Mason
adopted daughter of
Annie M. Reid
Died Aug. 30, 1884
AE. 10 mo's."
"WHICHER
George T. Whicher
Oct. 17, 1849 - Oct. 18, 1891
Elizabeth his wife"
(No dates are given.)
"Alonzo Beers
son of Walter B.
& Julia A. Beers.
Died Apr. 26, 1892,
aged 19 y'rs 5 mo"
"Captain Hezekiah Davis
A veteran of the War of 1812
Died Feb. 22, 1882
Ae. 87 Y'rs. 9 Mo's. & 18 Days."
"Charles H. Woodruff
Died Feb. 5, 1920
Aged 75 years..1 mo..15 days.
Civil War veteran
Apr. 25, 1861, to June 12, 1865
Co. 21st Reg.
Conn. Vol. Inf.
Co. 1 8th Reg.
Conn. Inf."
Cora Mandeville, died September 1889, aged 10 years.
"Sarah Elizabeth Gorham
wife of William Mandeville
1849 - 1928"
The stone then lists their children:
"Cora E. 1878
Mary H. 1879
William J.G. 1881
Royal C. 1885
J. Earle 1890
Ruby B. 1892
Hazel B. 1894"
"William F. Mandeville
1844 - 1926
Private, Co. B, 1st Batt.
14th Reg U.S. Inf.
Enlisted Aug. 3d 1861, for 3 years
Prisoner in Andersonville, May 5, 1864.
Discharged May 22d, 1865."
Andersonville was the most notorious prisoner-of-war camp that was established during the Civil War. Controlled by the Confederacy, it was infamous for its horrid conditions.
"Joseph Kratky
1892 - 1962"
"Anna Kratky
1907 - 1983"
"BROOKS
John
Pinehurst, N.C.
Jan. 23, 1901
Redding, Conn.
July 13, 1967"
"Aloha nui loa
Abigail J. Kelly
Jan. 20, 1902
Dec. 26, 1989"
"Slainte go Deo
Bradley Kelly
Oct. 11, 1894
Jan. 2, 1969"
"Helen Gibson Stephenson Writer and expert on riverboats. Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 8, 1915 Died October 26, 1989 She had a great knowledge and love of literature and the arts. Mother Ruth Bowers Gibson Father George W. Gibson Daughters Rosalind and Karen. Married to George M. Stephenson, June 10, 1961." (At the bottom of the left page, there is an engraving of a riverboat.)
"SHAW
Thomas Houston
Oct. 26, 1925 - Aug. 26, 1995"
"Peter Hartford McIntosh
Born May 1, 1929 - Orange, NJ
Died Nov. 29, 1998 - Redding Ridge, CT
He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
bear you on the breath of dawn,
make you to shine like the sun,
and hold you in the palm of His hand."
Kathleen Finn Kay
(30 June 1942 - 21 Sep. 1998)
and son, Jonathan Kay
(8 Apr. 1970 - 8 Apr. 1998)
"I am a memory always in our hearts.
I am autumn winds that blow,
I am diamond glints on snow.
I am flowering spring rains,
I am summer sun on ripened grain.
I am an eagle in flight,
I am stars that shine at night."
Gilbert T. Fox was an award-winning cartoonist, responsible for "Plastic Man". He also worked on the animated cartoon "Betty Boop", "Side Glances" (a newspaper comic), and the animated series, "Muppet Babies" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize.
"FOX
Helen E.
Aug. 11, 1918
Feb. 14, 1998"
"We miss you Gig
Gilbert T.
Nov. 29, 1915
May 15, 2004"
"Helen, an incredible wife and mother, was totally dedicated to those she loved."
"Fred Hampton Lovegrove Jr
SP4 US Army
Vietnam
May 17, 1939
Apr 12, 2013
Good Conduct Medal"
Lovegrove also served as a Connecticut State Senator.
All photos copyright by the author, 2020. Not to be used or reproduced without permission.
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