FIFTH GENERATION


134. William "Parke" Mason Parke Ritchie(130) was born on Apr 4 1918 in Constitution, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. (59) He died on Nov 19 1952.(59) He was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.(13)

He was married to Alice Naomi Dye (daughter of Clayton D. Dye and Mary Minerva Davis) on Oct 12 1946 in Washington County, Ohio. (133) They were married by Wilfred T. Packer, a minister. Alice Naomi Dye(59) was born on Feb 16 1930 in Marietta, Ohio.(59) She died on Apr 5 2000 in Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio. Her Marietta Times obituary reads, "Alice N. Dye Tieman - Alice N. Dye Tieman, 70, of Prospect Street, Marietta, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a short illness. - She was born Feb. 16, 1930, in Marietta to Clayton D. and Mary Minerva Davis Dye. She had spent her entire life in the Marietta area. She was a Presbyterian by faith. - She received her high school GED at the age of 58 and attended Washington Technical College, where she received her degree to be a substitute history teacher when she was 62 years of age. - She is survived by her husband, Clem J. Tieman, whom she married Nov. 10, 1956; three sons, Robert B. Ritchie Sr. of Marietta, David L. Ritchie and his wife, Shellie, of Skiatook, Okla., and Joseph "Frank" Tieman and his wife, Menchu, of Goose Creek, S.C.; four daughters, Mary Alice "Susie" Stille and her husband, Bob, and Patty Faye Stille and her husband, Charlie, both of Lower Salem, Trudy Thomas and her husband, Lewis, of Newport, and Vicki G. Wittle and her husband, Ray, of Bluffton, S.C.; 11 grandchildren, Brian Seeley and his wife, Janis, of Reno, Charles Stille Jr. and William M. Stille, Kellie Merrow and her husband, Donnie, and Charity Miller and her husband, Garnie, all of Lower Salem, Jamie Thomas of Newport, Robert B. Ritchie Jr. of Marietta, James and Wyatt Ritchie of Skiatook, and Stephanie and Frank "J.T." Tieman Jr. of Goose Creek; seven great-grandchildren, Ryan and Evan Law, Josh and Jeffrey Merrow, Nikki Miller and Alexander and Alleyna Stille: three brothers, David D. Dye and his friend, Ginny, of Marietta, Paul L. Dye and his wife, Helen, of Canton, and Clayton D. "Bud" Dye Jr. and his wife, Sheila, of Belpre; two sisters, Sarah D. Gossett of Canton and Patty. A. Christopher and her husband, Bill, of Fleming; four sisters-in-law, Gaynelle Dye, Maysle Cozzens, Nancy J. McBride and Mildred Graig. all of Marietta; three brothers-In-law, Harold L. Bracken of Canton, Calvin H. Ritchie of Marietta and Robert D. Ritchie of Lowell; and a number of nephews and nieces. - She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Mason Parke Ritchie, on Nov. 19, 1952: her parents; four sisters, Mary Dye, Eunice Dye, Betty Dye and Rowena Bracken; one brother, Robert A. Dye; one grandson, Clayton R. Thomas; and one great-grandson, Tony Ray "Arbaugh" Stllle. - Services are at 3 p.m. Friday at McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta with the Rev. Keith Kapple officiating. Entombment is in East Lawn Mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. today until the hour of the services. She was buried on Apr 7 2000 in East Lawn Mausoleum, Reno, Ohio. William "Parke" Mason Parke Ritchie and Alice Naomi Dye had the following children:

child+238 i. Mary "Susie" Alice Ritchie.
child+239 ii. Truda "Trudy" Roberta Ritchie.
child+240 iii. Patricia "Patty" Faye Ritchie.

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