Funeral services for Gay Nell Ritchie, 91, of West Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 9, 2021 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, with Rev. Robert Holloway and Rev. Skip Dean officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 9:00 AM until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.
Gay Nell was born October 23, 1929 in Eros, LA and passed away April 6, 2021 in West Monroe. She was active with West Monroe Senior Citizen Center and was a former member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a current member of Highland Baptist Church. Gay Nell was an avid gardner. She was preceded in death by her husband Bennon Ritchie; sisters; Hazel Fowler and Ann Graff; brothers; Clifford Hackworth and Alfred Lee Hackworth; sister-in-laws; Ruby Huff and Nell Arnold.
Gay Nell is survived by her 3 children; Glenn Ritchie and wife Carla, Sharon Ritchie and Ruth Ritchie Jugis; sister; Geneva Kinman; 4 grandchildren; Eric Ritchie and wife Nina, Melody Binion and husband John, Ryan Ritchie and wife Karlee and Vincent Jugis; 7 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. http://www.cff.org/
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com