Mr. Robert Gary Ridley, age 68, of Dalton passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Mr. Ridley was preceded in death by his parents, E.D. Sr. and Grace Ridley; brother, Hershel Ridley; brothers-in-law, George Hughes, Jerry Thornbury, and Bill Holcomb; and sister-in-law, Sharon Ridley.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Kameron and Lauren Ridley and Easton and Baylee Ridley – all of Chatsworth; daughter and son-in-law, Hannah and Austin Pharr of Chatsworth; brothers and sister-in-law, Edmond and Pamela Ridley and E.D. Ridley Jr. – all of Dalton; sisters and brother-in-law, Janice Hughes of Dalton, Geraldine Thornbury of Chatsworth, Pat and Larry Kilgore of Dalton, and Kathy Holcomb of Ringgold; and grandchildren, Ryder, Tinley, and Callan Ridley.

Funeral services for Mr. Ridley will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 6, 2026, in the chapel of Peeples Funeral Home with Rev. Brandan Chastine officiating. Interment will follow at Treadwell / Ridley Family Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth has been entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Robert Gary Ridley.