- Funeral services for Mr. James Edward Ritter will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2010 in Creel Memorial Chapel, Reeves with Reverends Jeff Tyson, Greg Cavenah and William Currie officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in Creel Memorial Gardens under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Kinder.
Mr. Ritter, 83, of Reeves, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in his residence with his family near his side.
James was a United States Army Veteran of World War II and retired farmer and real estate agent. He loved to garden and piddle in his shop. He was a Mr. Fix-It. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Daya Ritter and his brother, Fred Ritter.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his devoted wife of fifty-four years, Jessie Reeves Ritter of Reeves; three sons, Randy Ritter and his wife, Coleen of New Iberia, Jamie Ritter and his wife, Harriet of Moss Bluff and Kevin Ritter and his wife, Helen of Kinder; one daughter, Angela Harrison and her husband, Greg of Franklin, Tennessee; two sisters, Laura Sonnier of Hemphill, Texas and Clara Valasco of Port Arthur, Texas; eleven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Kinder on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 3:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and at Creel Memorial Chapel, Reeves on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at 2:00 p.m. Friends may post online messages of condolence for the Ritter family by visiting www.rushfh.com
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