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Descendants of Philip Ritchie

Generation No. 8

13. RUTH ELEANOR⁸ RAFFENSPARGER (BESSIE LAURA⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born February 12, 1917 in 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa. She married DONALD PAUL GORITY May 29, 1941, son of JAMES GORITY and DAISY HALBERT. He was born February 11, 1914 in Altoona,Pa, and died January 31, 1982 in Altoona,Pa.

Notes for RUTH ELEANOR RAFFENSPARGER:
Born Feb. 12, 1917, Twin Sister died at birth due to an automobile three weeks prior to birth. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery ( Gilden - Undertaker )

Notes for DONALD PAUL GORITY:
Obit.

Donald P. Gority

Mr. Gority, 67, of 511 2nd St. died at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 1982, in Altoona VA Medical Center, after an extended illness.
Mr. Gority had been a driver for Yellow Cab.
He was born Feb. 11, 1914, in Altoona, the son of James A. and Daisy L. (Holbert) Gority, and April 14, 1959, Ebendburg, married Gertrude J. Mellott.
Surviving are his wife and eight children: Donald Lee, stationed with the Army in Germany; Robert D., at home; Stanley in Virginia, and Donald L. Richard, Martha, Dessie and Barbara.
Also surviving are six brothers and sisters: Mrs. Kay Fry and Mrs. Virginia Novesell of Altoona, Mrs. Martha Landis of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Betty Stillings of Fowler, Ohio, Francis of Harrison, Ga., and James of Youngstown, Ohio.
Mr. Gority attended the Berean Baptist Church. He was an Army Veteran.
Interment was made today in Bellwood.
Arrangement by William G. Bigelow Funeral Home.

Children of RUTH RAFFENSPARGER and DONALD GORITY are:

21.	i.	BARBARA ANNE⁹ GORITY, b. May 02, 1947, Alexandria, Va - Alexandria Hospital; d. November 07, 1995, Stafford, Virginia.
	ii.	STANLEY LEE GORITY, b. February 20, 1951, Fort Belvoir, Va. Us Army Hospital; m. KAREN J. FROLUND, August 21, 1982, Mechanicsville Christian Center,Va; b. April 17, 1946, North Dakota.
22.	iii.	DONALD PAUL GORITY, JR., b. May 16, 1944.
23.	iv.	RICHARD BLAIR GORITY, b. September 28, 1949.
24.	v.	MARTHA JUNE GORITY, b. February 21, 1940.
	vi.	BESSIE LAURA GORITY, b. March 09, 1941; m. GARY C. PARNELL.

14. MARY KATHERN⁸ RAFFENSPARGER (BESSIE LAURA⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born January 17, 1913 in Sir John Gibboney House, Duncaansville,Pa. Blair County, and died 1952. She married JOE TILSON.

Notes for MARY KATHERN RAFFENSPARGER:
Died after childbirth.

Children of MARY RAFFENSPARGER and JOE TILSON are:

	i.		GLENN ROBERT⁹ TILSON, b. Altoona, Pa..
	ii.		ALFRED CLAIR TILSON, m. CHARLOTTE LYNN ?.
	iii.		KENNETH GEORGE TILSON, b. December 23; m. CATHERINE ?.
	iv.		BOY TILSON, b. December 23.

15. JOHN KENNETH⁸ RAFFENSPARGER (BESSIE LAURA⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born April 06, 1919 in 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa, and died August 14, 1992 in Tucson, Arizona. He married CATHERINE ELSIE ROSS April 08, 1944 in Blair Co.,Pa., daughter of CHARLES ROSS and CLARA LEAN. She was born January 01, 1920 in Williamsburg, Pa., and died May 06, 1997 in Ocala, Fl..

Children of JOHN RAFFENSPARGER and CATHERINE ROSS are:

	i.		JUDITH KAY⁹ RAFFENSPARGER, b. 1945, Nye Co. Hospital - Tonopah, Nv.; m. (1) JOHN SILVA; m. (2) ROBERT BREHAUT.
	ii.		JAMES MICHAEL RAFFENSPARGER, b. January 07, 1947, Altoona, Pa.; m. (1) DEBORAH ?, Tucson, Az.; m. (2) PATRICIA ?.
	iii.		KAREN ANN RAFFENSPARGER, b. April 1950; m. RONALD FOSTER.
	iv.		BEVERLY JEAN RAFFENSPARGER, b. 1955, Alexandria Hospital - Alexandria, Va..
	v.		DAVID LAWRENCE RAFFENSPARGER.
	vi.		PATRICIA LYNN RAFFENSPARGER, b. August 25, 1960; m. ? FITZSIMMONS.
	vii.		PRISCILLA LOUISE RAFFENSPARGER, b. August 25, 1960; m. ? (SHORT) MCFARLAND.
	viii.		RONALD ZANE RAFFENSPARGER.

16. RICHARD BLAIR⁸ RAFFENSPARGER (BESSIE LAURA⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹)¹ was born January 04, 1933 in 617 4th Ave. Altoona,Pa.. He married DONNA LUCILLE BOTTS December 06, 1958 in Springfield, Va., daughter of HAROLD BOTTS and AUDREY GARRISON. She was born December 29, 1931 in Rushville, Illinois.

Children of RICHARD RAFFENSPARGER and DONNA BOTTS are:

	i.		STEVEN CRAIG⁹ RAFFENSPARGER, b. April 30, 1961, Fairfax Co. Hospital - Fairfax, Va.; m. TERESA LYNN ALLEN, November 27, 1981.
	ii.		WILLIAM SCOTT RAFFENSPARGER, b. March 02, 1960, Arlington Hospital - Arlington, Va.; m. CYNTHIA ANN HANSEN, August 31, 1991, Orem, Utah.

17. MARY KATHERN⁸ SHOWALTER (NELLIE JANE⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born January 23, 1912 in Roaring Spring, Pa., and died April 10, 1987 in Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, NJ. She married WALTER A. FISHER August 07, 1936 in Salisbury, Md.. He was born June 18, 1911 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, and died in Lakewood, N.J..

Child of MARY SHOWALTER and WALTER FISHER is:

DONNA MARIEA⁹ FISHER, b. June 07, 1938; m. LOUIS (LUCKY) LOVITT, JR., 1958.

18. H. RAYMOND⁸ SHOWALTER (NELLIE JANE⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born March 19, 1909 in Roaring Spring, Pa., and died July 19, 1985 in Roaring Spring, Pa.. He married ELVA M. GAHAGAN October 16, 1928 in Cumberland, Md.. She was born September 15, 1909 in Martinsburg, Pa..

Children of H. SHOWALTER and ELVA GAHAGAN are:

	i.		BETTE LOUISE⁹ SHOWALTER, b. September 15, 1929, Roaring Spring, Pa.; m. SHERMAN ALTON CROFT, August 11, 1950, Roaring Spring, Pa..
	ii.		HAROLD JAMES SHOWALTER, b. May 30, 1931, Roaring Spring, Pa.; d. July 1936, Roaring Spring, Pa..
	iii.		DORIS JANE SHOWALTER, b. November 07, 1933, Roaring Spring, Pa.; m. DONALD BRUMBAUGH.
	iv.		DONALD EUGENE SHOWALTER, b. January 12, 1938, Roaring Spring, Pa.; m. VIRGINIA HOLLIDAY.

19. WILFRED L.⁸ SHOWALTER (NELLIE JANE⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born May 03, 1922 in Roaring Spring, Pa.. He married SARA MAE FOOR November 19, 1943 in Woodbury, Pa., daughter of WILLIAM FOOR and EMMA GROVE. She was born May 26, 1926 in Kearney, Pa..

Children of WILFRED SHOWALTER and SARA FOOR are:

25.	i.		RANDY W.⁹ SHOWALTER, b. January 25, 1951, Altoona, Pa..
26.	ii.		RICK ALEN SHOWALTER, b. June 07, 1955, Altoona, Pa..

20. ROBERT GEORGE⁸ MYERS (ANNIE KATHERINE⁷ RAMEY, MARY AGNES⁶ RITCHEY, AMBROSE S.⁵, SOLOMAN⁴ RITCHIE, JACOB³, ISAAC², PHILIP¹) was born October 09, 1920, and died May 15, 1988. He married PEGGY VANCE.

Children of ROBERT MYERS and PEGGY VANCE are:

	i.		MARTY KAY⁹ MYERS, m. MARK REED.
	ii.		BARBARA MYERS, m. RANDY COHO.
	iii.		CAROLE MYERS, m. ? BENTON.

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