Redding Ridge Cemetery

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."

"Little Willie.

1853

Infant.

1850

Son and daughter of John & Emeline Gilbert."

This monument is the 

centerpiece of the cemetery.

"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"

"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."

"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.

"BROOKS

John

Pinehurst, N.C.

Jan. 23, 1901

Redding, Conn.

July 13, 1967"

"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.

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