Individual Details

Annabel Ritter

(7 Apr 1907 - 14 Oct 1999)

Posted at findagrave.com: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Oct 15, 1999: ABERDEEN- Annabel Ritter, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, at Aberdeen-Monroe County Hospital. She was born April 9, 1907, in Itawamba County to Stephen David and Annice Kirkpatrick Ritter. She lived in Monroe County most of her life and graduated from Amory High School. She attended Draughan's Business College in Memphis. She began her business career as an employee of General Motors Acceptance Corp. and worked in Little Rock, Ark., for 17 years. She was one of the first civilian employees hired when Strategic Air Command took over at the Columbus Air Force Base in 1955. She was a secretary-receptionist for nice [nine] wing commanders, retiring in June 1970 after 15 years. She was a member of the Aberdeen First Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member of the Presbyterian Woman. She enjoyed flower gardening, needlepoint, and watching baseball and football. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Aberdeen with the Rev. Ferrell Cork officiating. Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home of Aberdeen is in charge of the arrangements.

Events

Birth7 Apr 1907Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Death14 Oct 1999Aberdeen, Monroe Co., Mississippi
BurialOdd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe Co., Mississippi

Families

FatherStephen David Ritter (1866 - 1947)
MotherSallie Annice Kirkpatrick (1871 - 1953)
SiblingAugustus Houston Ritter (1895 - 1986)
SiblingMary Velma Ritter (1898 - 1984)
SiblingLuna Jane Ritter (1900 - 1926)
SiblingNova Lou Ritter (1904 - 1994)
SiblingNaomi Opal Ritter (1910 - 1993)

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