By LORETTA FULTON The late Jack Ridlehoover, longtime pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, will be the topic of one of the presentations Saturday, April 15, during the final session of the West Texas Historical Association. The association is holding its annual meeting at the Elegante Suites Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15. Dr. Rich Traylor, history professor at
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By LORETTA FULTON Jack Ridlehoover, pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church for 29 years, died Sunday, June 19, at age 91. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A service of celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer Drive. A livestream of
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By LORETTA FULTON Seventy-one years after preaching his first sermon, Jack Ridlehoover is stepping down–but not from everything. He’s just giving up his regular meetings with fellow pastors at the Abilene-Callahan Baptist Association office. For now, at least, he will continue his Minister’s Mentoring and Consulting Service. At his final session on May 6, Ridlehoover, 88, offered some words of
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