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Submitted: 5/23/15 • Approved: 5/24/15 • Last Updated: 5/27/15 • R1078539-G0-S3
"Uncle Jimmy"
January 5, 1813 - June 1, 1891
*Obituary
The Springdale News
Friday, June 5, 1891
RITTER, Jimmy - Uncle Jimmy Ritter, living near Elm Springs and one of the best known men in this section, died Monday morning. He was buried Tuesday afternoon by the I.O.O.F. and the crowd that attended the services was one of the largest ever seen in this section at a like occasion. Uncle Jimmy was probably the largest man in this section, weighing about 400 pounds. The News Extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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