Ritter, Frank Leland

GILMER - Graveside services for Frank Leland Ritter, 89, of Gilmer, will be 11 a.m., Friday, December 17, 2010, at Kelsey Cemetery with Dean Haws and Tedd Austin officiating. Arrangements are by Grubbs- Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Ritter died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, in Gilmer.

Mr. Ritter was born March 25, 1921, in Ephrata, Washington. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was retired from Lone Star Steel and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Laverne Ritter; sons, William Earnest "Ernie" Ritter and Don Leland Ritter; and daughters, Jean Arrington, Judy Haws and Linda Pilcher Quinn. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the funeral home.