Madeline Ritchie Corter

Madeline Ritchie Corter age 82 of Heber Springs died Sunday November 18, 2007 at Heber Springs. She was born March 25, 1925 at Russellville, Arkansas to Jonas L. and Paralee (Williams Brewer. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, Charles Jones, John Ritchie and Clarence Corter, one son, Gordon Leon Ritchie, three brothers, Frank Brewer, George Brewer and Gordon Brewer, three sisters Lottie Ackerman, Nancy McKee and Ina Williams and one granddaughter, Stephanie Hazelwood.Survivors include three sons, Eugene Ritchie fo Heber Springs, Scotty Ritchie and Billy Ritchie both of Mountain View, four daughters Christine Roselli of North Little Rock, LPhyllis Scoggin of Bradford, Joyce Craig of Brookland and Debra Lewallen of Batesville, twenty grandchildren, forty two great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.Funeral services will begin Tuesday November 20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lower Clark Missionary Baptist Church in Onia with Gary Don Fisher officiating. Burial will follow in the Farris Cemetery located at Onia with arrangements by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service of Batesville.Visitation will begin Monday November 19,2 007 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.Pallbearers will be John Ritchie, Larry Witcher, J. V. Curtis, Jr, Willie Curtis, Bill Ritchie and Haskell Ritchie.Honorary pallbearers are Timothy Ritchie and Jason Ritchie.