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Altha Virginia WILKERSON RITCHIE

Walnut Grove (Crosses) Cemetery
Madison County,
Arkansas

James
June 21 1978 - Jan 8 1987

Virginia
May 9 1925 - Sept 14 1999

*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Thursday, September 16, 1999

Altha 'Virginia' Ritchie

SPRINGDALE — Altha "Virginia" Ritchie, 74, of Springdale died Sept. 14, 1999, at Fayetteville.

She was born May 9, 1925, in Comanche County, Okla., to James Robert and Mary Lee Hendrixson Wilkerson.

She was a nurse and returned to the area in 1984 from Ontario, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Benjamin Shackelford and Coy Doyl Ritchie.

Survivors include one son, David Michael Ritchie of California; one stepson, Coy Doyle Ritchie; one daughter, Sharon Kay Faubus of Springdale; one half brother, Bob Cunningham; three sisters, Mary Fern Young of Morriltion, Mildred Cantrell and Connie Wallace, both of Ontario; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held.

Arrangements are by Nelson's Funeral Home of Fayetteville.

The family requests memorials be made to the Jones Center for Families in Springdale.

Contributed on 9/17/12 by wfields55
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Submitted: 9/17/12 • Approved: 9/18/12 • Last Updated: 9/21/12 • R757303-G757299-S3

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