Posted: 7:53 AM - Mar 07, 2005
Michael McKay
(From The Winchester Star, March 7, 2005)

Nancy Margaret Ritter

Nancy Margaret Ritter, 71, of East Monastery Road, Stephenson, 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 Whittington.

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 Whittington of Strasburg and Howard Whittington of Fort Washington, Md.; five grandchildren; 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 March 7, 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. Anthony Wadsworth. Burial will be in Lebanon Church Cemetery, near Strasburg.

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 Winchester 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 Middletown, 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.