Samuel Ritchie
and Ellen Fuller

Samuel Ritchie b 19 Jan 1877 Knott Co KY d 3 Nov 1969 KY; s/o Alexander "Elic" Ritchie and Lucinda Combs. Samuel Ritchie m. 1902 to Ellen Fuller b 6 Mar 1889 Knott Co KY d 30 Dec 1949 Knott Co KY, d/o Martin V Tack Fuller and Nancy Ann Ritchie. Children of Samuel Ritchie and Ellen Fuller;

Mart Ritchie b 14 Nov 1919 Knott Co KY d Monday, 21 Nov 2005 Flemingsburg, KY, buried Ritchie Family Cemetery, Clear Creek, KY m. Dovie June Unknown. Child of Mart Ritchie and Dovie June Unknown;

1. Sandra Gail Ritchie m. Unknown Collins. Children;

I. Meredith Leigh Collins (female) m. Alex Reed

II. Brittany Allyn Collins (female)

Ritchie, Mart -age 86, of Clear Creek, Kentucky, died Monday, November 21, 2005, at Flemingsburg, Kentucky.  He was born in Knott County on November 14, 1919, the son of Samuel and Ellen Fuller Ritchie.  He is survived by one daughter: Sandra Collins of Flemingsburg, Kentucky; two granddaughters: Meredith Leigh Collins and Penelope Allyn Collins; two brothers: Willard Ritchie and Hubert Ritchie; two sisters: Ora Maggard and Lorena Mullins.  Funeral services were conducted Saturday, November 26, at 11 a.m., at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel, Hindman, Kentucky, with Ivan Amburgey and Ellis Adams officiating.   Burial followed in the Ritchie Family Cemetery, Clear Creek, Kentucky, under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services.
Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Ritchie, Mart - was born on November 14, 1919 at Clear Creek in Knott County. He died on November 21, 2005 at his daughter’s home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Preceding him in death was his wife, Dovie June; his parents, Sam and Ellen Ritchie; two brothers, Monroe and Corbett; and three sisters, Doshie Combs, Sophia Ritchie, and Oshia Francis. His brother, Hubert, died a short while after Mart’s death.

He is survived by one daughter, Sandra Gail Collins; two granddaughters, Meredith Leigh Reed and husband, Alex Reed of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Brittany Allyn Collins of Cincinnati, Ohio; one brother, Willard of Montana; and two sisters, Ora Maggard of Hazard and Lorene Mullins of Indiana.

After finishing elementary school at Clear Creek, Mart attended high school at Hindman. He then went to Lees Junior College and graduated from Eastern Kentucky University.

Mart taught school in Perry County one year and was called into the military service in World War II. He trained in the Louisiana maneuvers and also in California, and soon was overseas. He served in the European Theater, mainly in France and Germany for three years.

Mart met Dovie at Lees College and they seemed very happy together. They corresponded all through the war, and were married three months after he came home. They made their home on Clear Creek all their married life. Mart was also a good farmer and took pride in his beautiful gardens. He also enjoyed working with his cattle.

Mart's best sport and relaxation was fishing. He and Dovie had many enjoyable times living in their camper and fishing in Tennessee. He loved hunting too, and looked forward to November when hunting season began. Mart and Gene were always close friends, as well as brother-in-laws. Dovie and I were as close as sisters can be. She was my best friend, and a much loved sister. We had many happy times together, visiting in each others homes and taking trips together. I recall how Gene and Mart sat on our porches and talked, and how Mart would tell stories of different events, and how he would laugh. Those joyous times came to an end when Mart’s and Dovie’s health started failing. Oh, how we miss those days. Mart and Dovie always attended church and Mart talked of how he was praying and trying to live as he thought he should.

On September 25, 1995 Mart joined Blair Branch Church and was baptized on October 22, 1995. He loved his church family and was in church as long he was able to go. He cherished his own family. Sandy was always so close to her Daddy. He adored his grandchildren and they loved him. He was pleased with their many honors and accomplishments. He and Dovie attended their school activities, including Grandparent’s Day.

Mart loved his home on Clear Creek and was determined to stay there after Dovie died. He soon learned the place had lost its soul without Dovie. He called Sandy to come and get him. Sandy did everything she could to help him. He missed his former life. He lived eighteen lonely months after Dovie died. We miss Mart and pray we will be reunited again.
Written by Mary Shepherd.

 Oshia Ritchie b 14 May 1922 Knott Co KY d Tuesday, 21 Dec 2004, Saginaw, MI, buried Sam Ritchie Cemetery, Fisty, KY, m. Larry Vinson Francis. Children of Oshia Ritchie and Larry Vinson Francis;

1. Larry Vinson Francis m. LaDonna Unknown

2. Garry Willard Francis m. Linda Unknown

3. Ellen Robin Francis m. Randy Kreger. Children of Ellen Robin Francis and Randy Kreger;

I. Sarah Kreger

II. Joseph Kreger

Francis, Oshia Ritchie -age 82, of Saginaw, Michigan, formerly of Knott County, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at her home.  She was born of May 14, 1922, in Knott County, Kentucky, a daughter of Samuel Ritchie and Ellen Fuller Ritchie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vinson Francis; two sisters, Sophia Richie and Doshia Everett; and two brothers, Monroe Ritchie and Corbett Ritchie.  She is survived by two sons, Larry Vinson (LaDonna) Francis of Moscow, Idaho and Garry Willard (Linda) Francis of Willis, Michigan; one daughter, Ellen Robin (Randy) Kreger of Saginaw, Michigan; three brothers, Willard Ritchie, Mart Ritchie and Hubert Ritchie; two sisters, Ora Maggard and Lorena (Duke) Mullins; six grandchildren, James Branson, Steven Francis, Garry Francis, Aaron Francis, Sarah Kreger and Joseph Kreger.  Funeral services were held on Thursday, December 22, at 3:00 p.m., at Hindman Funeral Services Chapel, Hindman, Kentucky.  Burial followed in Sam Ritchie Cemetery, Fisty, Kentucky, under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. 

 Sophia Ritchie

 Herman Ritchie

 Doshia Ritchie m. Unknown Everett.

 Woodroe Ritchie

 David Ritchie

 Monroe Ritchie.

 Corbett Ritchie b about 1917 Clear Creek, Knott Co KY d 16 Jul 1979 Knott Co KY m. Ann Unknown.

 Willard Ritchie.

 Hubert Ritchie d after 21 Nov 2005 m. Nancy Lee Gay

 Ora Ritchie m. Unknown Maggard.

 Lorena Ritchie m. Duke Mullins.