Holly Ritchie Obituary
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Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 01, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, MS. Bro. Rick Kennedy will officiate. Sharkey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Holly loved life and most of all her children. She always took time to smell the roses. Holly dedicated her professional life to inspiring young minds. She was a retired school teacher who spent her career teaching speech and drama. Holly was a great encourager to her husband in his ministry. She was his "best friend" for 44 years.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tiffanie Ritchie Lyle; father, Walter Holland; mother, Norma Thompson Holland.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Larry Ritchie; sons, Jamie Kearney (Heather), Sean Ritchie (Chrissy), Seth Ritchie and Stephen Ritchie; daughter, Mandie Ritchie.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.sharkeyfuneralhome.com
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