of Booneville, AR
November 5, 1937 - April 23, 2015
Billy Gene Ritchie, 77 of Booneville, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Booneville, Arkansas. He was born on November 5, 1937 in Sugar Grove to his parents Clyde and Eva (Haller) Ritchie. He was a retired Construction Boilermaker and a United States Air Force Veteran.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Eva (Haller) Ritchie and two brothers, Grant Ritchie and Chuck Ritchie.
He leaves behind his daughter, Paula Gardner of Vancouver, Washington; two sons, Tommy Ritchie of Booneville, Arkansas and Tracy Ritchie of Portland, Oregon; three sisters, Sue Wofford of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Paulette Fleming of Booneville, Arkansas and Katie Austin of Pasadena, Texas; one brother, Jack Ritchie of Booneville, Arkansas; six grandchildren, Sean Burton, Jennifer Mesa, David Burton, Angela Ritchie, Cassidy Gardner and Ashlynn Gardner; two great-grandchildren, Kyla Brown and Lillian Burton.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Rocky Springs Cemetery in Sugar Grove under the direction of Booneville Funeral Service.
I'll miss you dad.
So sorry to hear about Billy's passing away.
Billy's grandfather, Jack, was a first cousin to my grandmother, Manerva Jane (Ritchie) Rogers.
When I was in school and lived near Billy and his family East of Sugar Grove (at County Line on Blue Mountain Lake), we rode the same schoolbus to Booneville school.
One time when the creeks were up (before they built bridges across them) Billy carried me & his sisters, Paulette & Sue on his back across the rolling waters of the creek. Sure would like to hear from Paulette & Sue. God Bless. SJH
My deepest sympathies.