SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Robbie Lee Mallard Riddle, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Hoke Smith Riddle, Jr., died Tuesday afternoon, December 8, 2009, at Savannah Square, under the care of Hospice Savannah.

Born in Bulloch County, Georgia, September 21, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Raymond D. Mallard and the late Gencye Durden Mallard. Robbie was a graduate of Georgia Teachers’ College, now Georgia Southern University. Robbie served in the Red Cross during World War II. In 1949 Robbie married Hoke Smith Riddle, Jr. and they were long-time members of First Baptist Church in Jesup, Georgia. She attended First Baptist Church of Savannah. Robbie was a charter member of the Pine Forest Country Club in Jesup, Georgia, where she was an avid golfer and she also enjoyed playing bridge. In 2004, she moved to Savannah Square Retirement Community to be near her family. Robbie was a fine lady and a wonderful mother and grandmother. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her eight siblings, Doy Mallard, Earl Mallard, Ralph Mallard, R.E. Mallard, Pearl Kitchings, Ruby Mercer, Carolyn Youmans and Mary Cheney.

Surviving are one daughter, Eve Riddle Brawner and her husband, Robert Lamar “Lem” Brawner, of Savannah, Georgia; three grandchildren, Charlotte Brawner Sauers and her husband, David, Jr., of Savannah, Georgia, Robert D. Brawner of Atlanta, Georgia, and Hoke Pearce Brawner of Savannah, Georgia, and two great-granddaughters, Stella Kathryn Sauers and Charlotte Campbell “C.C.” Sauers.

The family will receive friends from 10 until 11 o'clock Saturday morning at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Dr. John M. Finley.  Interment will be private.

Remembrances: First Baptist Church of Savannah – Post Office Box #9551, Savannah, Georgia 31412.