God Blessed Appalachia: In Memory of Rita R. Layman

About this episode

This episode honors Rita R. Layman, the host's mother, who tragically passed away.

It's been a while since we've released a show, but the weather held us down in January, and just when we were about to get back in the thick of things tragedy struck our family. Rita R. Layman, mother of host Billy Riddle was killed in a tragic accident while on vacation in Florida. So this show is to honor her, and the people in Florida who brought some Appalachian goodness to us in our worst moments. Thank y'all for sticking around. We should be back on track soon. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Billy Riddle

Topics covered

• memory
• tragedy
• family
• Appalachian culture
• honor

Keywords

• Rita R. Layman
• Billy Riddle
• Appalachian
• tragedy
• Florida
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Florida

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