RITCHIE OWEN M

WO1 Owen "Big "O"" M. Ritchie was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/13/2014 at the age of 71.0
Nocona, TX
Flight Classes 69-15 and 69-9
Date of Birth 07/04/1943
Served in the U.S. Army
Call sign in Vietnam CHICKENMAN
This information was provided by Sammie Williams - Obit

More detail on this person: Owen Ritchie, War hero, Helicopter survivor and XNGH #47 JCB 1864 has gone to the Silver Hills after a long battle with the effects of Agent Orange in Nocona Texas. What say the Bretheran? Owen Marshall Ritchie July 04, 1943 - July 13, 2014 NOCONA- Owen Marshall Ritchie, 71, died July 13, 2014 in Nocona, TX. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. July 16 at Jerry Woods Chapel in Nocona. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. July 17 at Jerry Woods Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Klump officicating. Interment to follow at Oakhill Cemetery. Ritchie was born July 04, 1943 to Marshall Bernard Ritchie and Goldia Pearson in Lubbock. He married Nancy Wolfe in Carson City, NV Jan. 20, 2007. Ritchie was a purchasing agent, DoT, States of Nevada and New Mexico; and a Nocona VFW Post #8585 member. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ritchie, Nocona; son, Michael Bernard Ritchie, Mansfield; two daughters, Michell Richie Euler, The Colony and Shelly Ritchie Lewis, Grand Junction, CO; three stepchildren; sister, Shelia Ritchie Cinco, Nocona; two brothers, Lyndall Bernard Ritchie, Wichita Falls and Tommy Wayne Ritchie, Enid, OK; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Burial information: Oak Hill Cemetery, Stoneburg, TX

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024