Joyce Marie Ritchie Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joyce Marie Ritchie of Quanah, Texas, who passed away on January 9, 2026, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Marion and Mabel Evelyn Wright Barnett; her husband William Richard "Bill" Ritchie; her grandchildren, Maggie Rae Ritchie and Lethal Wiseman, Jr.; her great grandchild Wyatt Dalton Welch; her great great grandchild Coraline Marie Galvan; and her siblings, Hazel Hammons, Dora Brooks, Gerald Barnett, Willie Barnett, Dale Barnett, Sylvia Weddle, Jean Pitts, Kay Tilley, Claudia Morris, John Thomas Barnett, James Timothy Barnett and John David Barnett, Jr..
She is survived by: her children, Caroline Edwards, Sandra Ritchie and Billy Ray Ritchie (Susie); her grandchildren, Patricia Cree of Quanah, Carrie Wiseman (Dean) of Quanah, Matthew Ritchie of Dallas, Jamie Parks (Paul) of Moore and Chipper Edwards (LuAnn) of Bowie; her great grandchildren, Shawnee, Aolani, Patience, Jay, Sara, Shannon, Dustin and Dillon; and her great great grandchild Aiden.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to the following: Quanah Senior Citizens Center (Meals on Wheels), PO Box 492, Quanah, Texas 79252; First Baptist Church, PO Box 681, Quanah, Texas 79252; Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls 76310; or the charity of your choice.
