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Herschel Ritter

February 9, 1927 — December 17, 2018

Amory- Herschel Hampton Ritter, 91, passed away at his residence on Monday, December 17, 2018. He was born February 9, 1927 in Amory to the late Era and Dewdrop Lewis Ritter. Growing up in Amory, Herschel graduated from Amory High School Class of 1944. On February 22, 1948 he married Mae Gilmore. Herschel worked for Mississippi Valley gas for 30 years and retired from Refine Metals Corporation in Memphis. Civic minded and desiring to be a positive influence in the community, he was a member of the Lions Club, Rotary Club and Exchange Club in addition to being a volunteer firefighter for many years. An avid sportsman, he loved dove and quail hunting, but his passion was bass fishing. Herschel loved being on the lake at sunrise hoping to land that big bass. Extremely generous and eager to spread the joy of fishing, Herschel would often take people to the lake and enjoyed watching others catch all of the fish. Most of all, his life was guided by his faith and he spent a lifetime working in the church. He is survived by his wife of nearly 71 years, Mae Gilmore Ritter, Amory; children, Kathy Pritchard (David), Macintosh, FL; Thomas “Buddy” Ritter (Sandra), Nettleton and Suzanne Ritter, Amory; sister, Oleta Webb, Tupelo; brother, Harold Ritter, Deleware; grandchildren, David Neely (Rachel), Springhill, TN, Amanda McClung (Britton), Lake Butler, FL, Jessica Powell (Waylon), Nettleton, Hunter and Haley Key, Lake Wales, FL; great grandchildren, Adam, Leah, and Seth Norcross, Stark, FL and Addy Neely, Spring Hill, TN; a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Winford Ritter; great granddaughter, Shelby Powell and nephew Richard Webb. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Cleveland Moffett Funeral Home in Amory with Bro. Waylon Powell and Bro. Wesley Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Ritter, Tim Ritter, Brad Gilmore, John Gilmore, David Webb and Waylon Powell. Visitation will be prior to the service on Thursday from noon until 1:45 PM. Donations may be given to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or to Jones Chapel Baptist Church. Condolences may be shared at clevelandmoffettfuneralhome.com.
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Service

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Starts at 2:00 am (Central time)

Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home

1604 MS-25, Amory, MS 38821

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Visitation

Thursday, December 20, 2018

12:00 - 1:45 pm (Central time)

Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home

1604 MS-25, Amory, MS 38821

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Jones Chapel Cemetery

MS-6, Nettleton, MS

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