Charles Curtis Ritchie, Sr.

Charles Curtis Ritchie, Sr., 85, of Bartlett, TN, died February 19, 2014 at Methodist Healthcare Hospice, Germantown, TN. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, February 22, at the Agape Baptist Church, 5156 Raleigh LaGrange Rd., Memphis, TN until the 4:00 p.m. service time. Mr. Ritchie was a member and deacon of the Agape Baptist Church, a Korean War Veteran, and worked as a Telegraph Operator with the Illinois Central Railroad for 37 years. His survivors include two daughters, Margaret Emily Dixon of Jackson, TN and Sharon Alice James of Starkville, MS: two sons, Charles C. Ritchie Jr. of Bartlett, TN and Daniel Allen Ritchie of Atoka, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 58 years, Margaret Alice Allgood Ritchie, two sisters, Allene Buehne and Lois Pacquette, and two brothers, Ray Stanford Ritchie and William Allen Ritchie, Jr. He is survived by one sister, Martha Emily Schilling of Metairie, Louisiana. He was also preceded in death by one granddaughter, Rebecca Lynn Ritchie, and is survived by nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was who he was and is where he now is because of knowing Jesus as his Savior and Lord. He leaves a wonderful legacy!

The family requests any memorials be sent to Agape Baptist Church, 5156 Raleigh Lagrange Rd. Memphis, TN 38134.

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