Obituary Record
Ritchie, John W. III - August 8, 1997
John Walker Ritchie III, 56, of Bay St. Louis, died Friday, Aug. 8, 1997, in Gulfport.
Mr. Ritchie was a native of Massachusetts and was in retail sales.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Grace Bemis Ritchie; and a sister, Marilyn Magruder Ritchie.
Survivors include a brother, Joseph Ritchie of Reading, Mass.; and two sisters, Grace Ritchie Fests of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Dolores Ritchie Turnquist of Lynn, Mass.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Clermont Harbor.
Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis was in charge of arrangements.
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