Tonya Lynn Pickeral-Ridgell Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Tonya Lynn Pickeral-Ridgell of Vanceboro, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 51, on August 22, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Tonya Lynn departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Tonya Lynn may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Tonya Lynn leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Peggy Elizabeth Shirley-Pickeral and Joseph Howard Pickeral; and her father-in-law John "Buddy" Ridgell. She is survived by: her husband John "BJ" Ridgell Jr.; and her sons, Zachary J. Ridgell and Quinton E. Ridgell.
August 31, 2024
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