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Submitted: 8/28/11 • Approved: 7/28/23 • Last Updated: 7/31/23 • R580567-G0-S3
December 27, 1924 - February 3, 1982
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Thursday, February 4, 1982
Odell Ritch, 57, of Fayetteville died Wednesday at his home. Born Dec. 27, 1923 in Winslow, the son of Andrew and Rosie Doss Ritch, he was a carpenter for Heckathorn Construction Co. and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jo Osburn Ritch of the home, two sons, Tommy of Springdale and Bob of Fayetteville; one sister, Mrs. Marie Harvey of Woodland, Calif., four brothers, Johnny and Orville, both of Fayetteville, and Raymond and Floyd, both of Whittier, Calif.; several half-brothers and half-sisters and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Wood Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Buckner Cemetery under the direction of Nelson's Funeral Home.
Contributed on 8/28/11 by wfields55
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