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(From The Winchester Star, 7 Mar 2005.) Nancy Margaret Ritter Nancy Margaret Ritter, 71, of East Monastery Road, Stephen- son, died Sunday, March 6, 2005, in Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Ritter was born June 2, 1933, in Strasburg, the daughter of James and Jesse Jenkins Whitting- ton. She was employed by Nancy’s Clothes Closet. She was a member of the Winchester Eagles, the Berryville Moose Lodge and Mount Olive United Methodist Church. She and her husband, David E. Ritter, were married Feb. 21, 1965, in Winchester. Surviving with her husband are four daughters, Gloria Dodson of Stephenson, Vickie Shoemaker of Middletown, Sharon Lamb of Chesapeake and Katrina Fishel of Clearbrook; a sister, Thelma Purdham of Woodstock; two brothers, Earnest Whit- tington of Strasburg and Howard Whitting- ton of Fort Washington, Md.; five grand- children; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Anthony Wadsworth officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Church Cemetery, Strasburg. Pallbearers will be Jack Lamb, Lynn E. Hickey, Len E. Hickey, Christopher J. Hickey, G. Jason Wisecarver and Junie Armel. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

(From Northern Virginia Daily dated 7 Mar 2005.) NANCY M. RITTER Nancy Margaret Ritter, 71, of East Monastery Road, Stephenson, died Sunday at Winchester Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Winchester by the Rev. An- thony Wadsworth. Burial will be in Lebanon Church Cemetery, near Stras- burg. Mrs. Ritter was born June 2, 1933, in Strasburg, daughter of James and Jesse Jenkins Whittington. She was the owner and operator of Nancy's Clothes Closet. She was a member of the Win- chester Eagles, Berryville Moose Lodge and Mt. Olive United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, David E. Ritter; four daughters, Gloria Dodson of Stephenson, Vickie Shoemaker of Middle- town, Sharon Lamb of Chesapeake and Katrina Fishel of Clearbrook; a sister, Thelma Purdham of Woodstock; two brothers, Ernest Whittington of Strasburg and Howard Whittington of Fort Washington, Md.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jack Lamb, Lynn E. Hickey, Len E. Hickey, Christopher J. Hickey, G. Jason Wisecarver and Junie Armel. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

(From The Winchester Star dated Monday 1 August 2005.)

David E. Ritter David E. “Denny” Ritter, of Martinsburg Pike, Stephenson, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, at his home. Mr. Ritter was born Dec. 15, 1935, in Kernstown, the son of Earnest W. and Mabel E. Fielding Ritter. He retired from Mt. Weather after 20 years of service. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 824 of Winchester and Berry- ville Loyal of the Moose Lodge No. 2139. He retired from the Navy after serving in Korea and Vietnam. He and his wife, Nancy M. Whittington Ritter, were married Feb. 21, 1965, in Win- chester. She died March 6, 2005. Surviving are four daughters, Gloria Dod- son of Stephenson, Vickie Shoemaker of Middle- town, Sharon Lamb of Chesapeake, and Katrina Fishel of Clearbrook; two brothers, Thomas Rit- ter of Winches ter and Donald Ritter of Rich- mond; five grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. A brother, Earnest Ritter, is deceased, as are two sisters, Eunice Braithwaite and Helen Ludholtz. A funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday Jones Funeral Home, Winchester with the Rev. Anthony A. Wadsworth officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery military honors accorded by VFW Post 2123, Winchester. Pallbearers will be Jack Lamb, Lynn C. Hickey, Len E. Hickey, Christopher K. Hickey, Gary Jason Wisecarver, and Junior Armel. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

(From The Winchester Star dated Monday 11 June 2007.)

Luther E. Lindamood Luther Elwood Lindamood, 82, of Brucetown and formerly of Mount Jackson, died Friday, June 8, 2007, in Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Lindamood was born June 2, 1925, in Shenandoah County, the son of Christopher Columbus Lindamood and Lilly Mae Miller Lin- damood. He was a Navy Seabee in World War II, serving in the Philippines. He worked as a me- chanic, retiring from Rudy's Garage in Winch- ester. Surviving are four daughters, Gloria Dodson of Stephenson, Vickie Shoemaker of Winchester, Sharon Lamb of Chesapeake, and Katrina Fishel of Clearbrook; a sister, Viola Fitzwater of Bruce- town; five grandchildren; and a great-grand- daughter. A funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dellinger Funeral Home, Woodstock, with the Rev. John F. Taylor Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Zion Luther- an Church Cemetery near Edinburg with military honors accorded by the Strasburg American Le- gion Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Jason Wisecarver, Chris Hickey, Donald Lindamood, Richard Lindamood, Jack Lamb, and Mike Lin- damood. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, c/o Phyllis Heishman, 749 Land Grant Road, Mount Jackson 22842.

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