Gates, North Carolina
Darnell Lewis Riddick
1937 — 2023
Darnell Lewis Riddick, 85, of 1341 Willeyton Road, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Suffolk, VA. Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on March 2, 1937, and was the son of the late Treswell Harrison Riddick and Virgie Mae Bunch Riddick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Rose Riddick, a niece, and a nephew. A lifelong farmer, he was a Baptist by faith, and had served in the Army from 1960 to 1963. Surviving are two sisters, Norma R. Lassiter of Sunbury and Kaye R. Byrum of Gates; three nieces and four nephews. Also surviving are many friends and extended family from the large Riddick and Bunch...