Novella Cozort and Jack Harding Ritchie were buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity, Raleigh, West Virginia.
Child of Novella Cozort and Jack Harding Ritchie
1. Betty Ritchie
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Marriage Record for Jack Ritchie and Novella Cozart
Obituary of Novella Cozort Ritchie – April 2008
Obituary of Novella Cozort Ritchie – April 2008
OCEANA - Novella Cozort Ritchie, 93, of Oceana, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008, following a short illness. Born Sept. 26, 1914, at Ravencliff, she was the youngest child of John "Jack" H. Cozort (1872-1958) and Triza Eclantine McGraw-Cozort (1879-1932). She grew up on her family’s farm in Crany and lived the rest of her life in Oceana. Novella graduated from Oceana High School in 1933 and was in one of the first graduating classes from Beckley College. She was a member of Oceana United Methodist Church. She taught school one year, then worked for Koppers Store, and also worked in the mine office at Lynco. She and her husband owned and operated Jack’s Transfer and later Ritchie’s Furniture in Oceana until their retirement in 1989. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Creed Cozort (1900-1921) and Vaughn Cozort (Deceased); and two sisters, Grace Cozort-McGraw (Deceased) and Virginia Cozort-Kennedy (Deceased). She is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, Jack Harding Ritchie (1920-2017) whom she married on February 14, 1942 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1942, Page 351, Application Date: February 4, 1942); a daughter, Betty Ritchie-Halsey and her husband, Fred Halsey, of Oceana; a granddaughter, Andrea Halsey-Hyett and her husband, Jason Hyett, of Clemmons, N.C.; and several nieces, nephews and friends. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Gerald Kincaid and the Rev. James Walker officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.Obituary of Jack Harding Ritchie – May 2017
Jack Harding Ritchie, 96, of Oceana, WV passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017. He was born on October 13, 1920 in Princeton, WV a son of the late Charles C. Ritchie, Sr. (Deceased), and Mary Nidiffer-Ritchie (Deceased). Jack grew up in Bud, WV, and was a 1938 graduate of Herndon High School. He and his wife Novella were the owners and operators of Jack's Transfer in Oceana. As an agent for United Van Lines, he moved people in and out of Wyoming County for many years. They owned Ritchie's Furniture from 1956 until their retirement in 1989. Jack was a well respected, honest businessman, who treated everyone fairly. He was always a true gentleman. Until his health deteriorated, Jack faithfully attended Crany Missionary Baptist Church. He helped to establish the Oceana Fire Department and also was instrumental in bringing a bank to Oceana. He was one of the original directors of the Bank of Oceana and was extremely proud of his fifteen years of service as a director without missing a single board meeting. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, business partner and true love of his life, Novella Cozort-Ritchie (1914-2008) whom he married on February 14, 1942 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1942, Page 351, Application Date: February 4, 1942); his brothers, Charles C. Ritchie, Jr. (Deceased) and Paul C. Ritchie (Deceased), and their wives Dorothy Ritchie (Deceased), Marguerite Ritchie (Deceased) and Pat Ritchie (Deceased); his sisters, Mary Ritchie-Terry (Deceased), Josephine Ritchie-Canterbury-Adkins (Deceased) and Rachel Cozort-Lamb (Deceased), and their husbands Walt (Deceased), Doug (Deceased), Mason (Deceased), Vaughn (Deceased) and Harold (Deceased); sisters-in-law Grace McGraw (Deceased) and Virginia Kennedy (Deceased); and several nieces and nephews. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Betty Halsey and Fred Halsey; his granddaughter Andrea Halsey-Fatony and her husband Dana Fatony; and his great grandson Dallas Fatony. He will be sadly missed by his family, his many friends, especially his good friends Bill and Regina Cook, and his caregivers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV, with Rev. Raybon Cook and Rev. William Cook officiating. He will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, WV.
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