Ozella M. Ridgeway, 60, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday May 11, 2024. She was born on July 19, 1963 in Salem, NJ. After high school, she earned her degree in Cosmetology and worked in the profession for many years. Ozella also enjoyed a second career with several different cleaning agencies. Ozella was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She enjoyed singing, listening to music, cooking, cleaning, reading her Bible daily, spending time with her family and her spiritual brothers & sisters. Ozella knew her Bible from beginning to end and enjoyed quoting scripture to her family & friends. She was an avid believer in Jehovah God and took her faith very seriously. To share her final words, "I'll see y'all at the Resurrection!"

Ozella is survived by her daughters, Jameesha Bryant and Shanta Bryant; grandchildren, Darion Bryant, James Abercrombie, Jr, Javeon Abercrombie, Khiya Crews, Anayla Crews, A'milo Davis and Ashton Butler; her brothers, Raymond Ridgeway, William Ridgeway and Chester Ridgeway; sisters, Ivenus Ridgeway and Carla Bundy; her stepfather, Fritz Campbell and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews, cousins and friends. Ozella was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Elizabeth Campbell; father, Ozell Smith and her brother, Edward Ridgeway.

Visitation for Ozella is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 12:30-1:00pm at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses-Sandpoint Congregation, 3630 Sandpoint Rd. The Memorial Talk begins at 1:00pm. Interment in Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements through Divine Mercy Lake Avenue Funeral Home, 3500 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne.