A Celebration of Life service for SFC James Henry Ritchie (Ret), age 75 of Clarksville, will be Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at 12:00 PM at the First Assembly of God with Pastor Louis Montoya officiating. Burial will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West where full military honors will be rendered. The family will receive friends starting at 10:30 AM at the church on Tuesday.
James passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019. He was a member of the First Assembly of God and was retired from the United States Army. After retiring James worked with the Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville where he helped make a difference in many kids’ lives.
James is preceded in death by his parents Bill and Zelma Holland Ritchie and his sister Carol Kelley. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Annette Ritchie, daughters Kim Schilling and Karen Robarge, grandchildren: Michael (Aidana) Self, Jennifer (Nick) Garrett, Jamie (Shawn) Dowlen, and Maddie Robarge, and great-grandchildren: Theo, Ava, and Amaya.
Please visit James’s guestbook and share a memory with his family at sykesfuneralhome.com.