Charles C. Ritchie, 88 years old, died Monday, May 7, 1945. He was one of Meade County's oldest and most highly respected citizens. Mr. Ritchie lived his entire life on the farm where he was born and died, the old homestead being one a century old. After the death of his wife seven years ago, his son Bernard and wife lived with him. No one could have been more devoted to a father than they were, his wife gave him with loving care and cheery smiles, every attention he could have had.
Mr. Ritchie was a retired farmer and leaves five sons and five daughters, fifty-two grandchildren of whom twelve are in the armed services, and nine great grandchildren. Surviving are, Mrs. Jake Sipes, Miss Maude Ritchie, Mrs. Jodie Thompson, Mrs. John Payne, Bernard, Elbert and Sam Ritchie, Pvt. Ralph A. Ritchie of Camp Atterbury, Ind., and Gas Ritchie, Manitobia, Canada.
Funeral and burial services were held Wednesday at St. Martins Church by Rev. Paul Russell
Charles C. Ritchie, 88 years old, died Monday, May 7, 1945. He was one of Meade County's oldest and most highly respected citizens. Mr. Ritchie lived his entire life on the farm where he was born and died, the old homestead being one a century old. After the death of his wife seven years ago, his son Bernard and wife lived with him. No one could have been more devoted to a father than they were, his wife gave him with loving care and cheery smiles, every attention he could have had.
Mr. Ritchie was a retired farmer and leaves five sons and five daughters, fifty-two grandchildren of whom twelve are in the armed services, and nine great grandchildren. Surviving are, Mrs. Jake Sipes, Miss Maude Ritchie, Mrs. Jodie Thompson, Mrs. John Payne, Bernard, Elbert and Sam Ritchie, Pvt. Ralph A. Ritchie of Camp Atterbury, Ind., and Gas Ritchie, Manitobia, Canada.
Funeral and burial services were held Wednesday at St. Martins Church by Rev. Paul Russell
Family Members
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William C Ritchie
1840–1924
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Francis Ritchie
1842–1911
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Lewis Robert Ritchie
1843–1925
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John A Ritchie
1844–1932
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Rebecca Ellen Ritchie Leslie
1846–1942
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Mary Elizabeth Ritchie Curran
1848–1932
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Anna Jemima "Jemma" Ritchie Peak
1849–1923
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Susan Emmaline Ritchie Thornberry
1851–1926
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James Godfrey Ritchie
1852–1932
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Stephen Henry Ritchie
1854–1887
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Edward Benjamin Ritchie
1858–1917
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Robert Abell Ritchie
1861–1877
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Idella "Della" Ritchie Redmon
1890–1980
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Maud Elizabeth Ritchie
1892–1987
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Daimain Gasuaway "Gas" Ritchie
1893–1983
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Eva Magdalene Ritchie Thompson
1896–1994
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Charles Elbert Ritchie
1899–1964
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Jewell Ellen Ritchie Payne
1901–1994
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Ina Rose Ritchie Sipes
1905–1994
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Samuel Francis "Sam" Ritchie
1907–2004
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Ralph Alvin Ritchie
1909–1992
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Bernard Spalding Ritchie
1911–2002
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