PALISADE?-- Raymond Lyle Bridgmon of Palisade died Sunday (Nov. 26, 2006) at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial.  He was 78 years old.

He was born May 26, 1928, at Palisade to George Ervin Bridgmon and Jean Fulton Chartraw.  He grew up in Palisade and graduated from the Palisade High School in 1946.

He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1946 and served during World War II.  He was honorably discharged in 1949.

He married Ruth Marie Edghill at Palisade on Jan. 10, 1948.  To this union three children were born. He lived most of his adult life in the Denver area. After his retirement in 1997, he moved back to Palisade.  

He was a truck driver for Pizza Hut and Safeway.  He loved wood working, fishing, hunting, and restoring automobiles.  He also enjoyed being with his family and watching the Denver Broncos and Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Games.                                                                         

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Jean Bridgmon; one son, Rick Bridgmon in 2005; one brother, Howard Bridgmon; and two sisters, Gladys Myers and Bonnie Bridgmon.

Survivors include: his wife, Ruth of Palisade; a son, Craig Bridgmon and wife, Barbara of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Kristy Bridgmon of Denver, Colo.; one sister, Wilma Phares of Salem, Ore.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Aaron ?Bridgmon and wife, Jennifer and son, Joshua of Colorado Springs, Colo., Jerrad Bridgmon and wife, Krista, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Lacey Bridgmon of Edmond, Okla.; and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be Thursday, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Palisade with Rev. Judy Dye officiating. There will be a military honor guard following the service at the church.  The body will be cremated and inurnment will be at a later date in the Palisade Cemetery.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home in McCook.  Friends and family may also leave condolences on-line at www.carpenterbreland.com.

Memorials may be given in his name.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.