Jo Anne Hall Ritchie Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jo Anne Hall Ritchie (Winston Salem, North Carolina), who passed away on May 3, 2026 at the age of 93. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Dr. Clarence Ross Ritchie, Jr.; her parents, Margie Belle and Preston Ledford Hall; her brothers, Robert (Peggy) and William; and her brother-in-law Ernie Elsasser.
She is survived by: her children, Janice Barbee (Sam), Ross Ritchie (Yvonne), Joanna Britt (Cliff), Katie Lippard (Jimmy) and Cammie Berger (Pat); her grandchildren, Drew (Colleen), Anna Kathryn Vail (Matt), Ryenne, Duncan Ritchie, Zach, Max, Luna (Forest), Josie Britt, Kirk, Keenan (Erica), Anderson, Jacob, Ross Lippard (Paige), Grant and Preston Berger; her great grandchildren, Camden, Eli, Madi, Kole and Alden; her siblings, Mary Kay Elsasser and Preston Hall (Judy); and her caregivers, Jasmine, Brittany, Tamiya, Carol, Tereasa and Mindy. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to greeNest of Winston-Salem (http://www.greenestws.org.), Lutheran Services Carolinas (http://www.lscarolinas.net.), Matthew2540 (http://www.matthew2540.net.), or Novus Way Ministries (http://www.novusway.org.).
