Joe Ritchie
Joe Clark Ritchie, 77, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH.
He was born May 8, 1934 in Long Bottom, OH son of the late Wayne Elton and Mary Esther Swindler Ritchie. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War, belonged to the Teamsters Union and was a truck driver.
He is survived by 2 brothers, Jack and Elton Ritchie of Long Bottom, OH; 2 sisters, Eileen Kuhn of Louisville, OH and Emma Rhodes of Navarre, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, William and Earl Ritchie.
Services will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, Jan. 27. 2012 at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, OH with Mark Stier officiating. Burial will be in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery where military graveside services will be conducted by Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053.
Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday, from 5-8 P.M.
You can sign the online guestbook at
www.white-schwarzelfuneralhome.com