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Mamie
Rittenhouse
Oct 15, 1922 — Mar 13, 2020
Miss Mamie Rittenhouse, 97, of Fairmont, WV went to be with the Lord March 13, 2020 at Fairmont Regional Medical Center.
She was born October 15, 1922 at No. 8, Farmington, WV. She was the daughter of the late Gardner and Mattie Davis of Idamay, WV.
She was baptized in the Baptist Church in Idamay at the age of 6 and again at 15 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Rachel. She later came to Good Hope Baptist Church in Barrackville where she was a member until he death. She was an elder in the Church and served in many capacities until her departing.
Mamie graduated from Dunbar High School in 1941. She met and married the late Russell Lee Rittenhouse, Jr. of Mannington who passed in 1986. Together they raised 3 children, Rosaland Rittenhouse Mosley Spicer, Alexander Rittenhouse who is deceased, Ronald R. Rittenhouse, and Eugene Walker, who is deceased.
Mamie was a beloved wife, proud mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mamie worked at Mannington Telephone Office, Mannington Drapery Factory, and the Fairmont Clinic where she retired. She then worked at Blackshire Elementary and Jayenne Elementary for Marion County Schools. She was an avid bowler well into her late eighties.
She is survived by her children and extended family, Rosaland Rittenhouse Mosley Spicer and her late husband Richard Spicer.; Ron R. Rittenhouse and his wife Mary; grandchildren, Ciann D. Robertson and her husband Tim Robertson and Andrea P. Rittenhouse, Ricky Mosley and his wife Beverly; grand daughters Krystal Head and Kortney Mosley, Kim Mosley Reeves and her husband George Reeves, and Michael Mosley and Yolanda; grandchildren, Torrey Mosley and Michael Mosley, Jr; extended family, Rhonda Rittenhouse, Jenny Wack and her husband Denis, Kenny Rittenhouse and his wife Stacey; granddaughter, Crystal Jackson; nieces, Claudia, Penny, and Vanessa Walker; and great granddaughter, Olivia Riley and Jaylynn Mosley; and a friend Hannah Robinson.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Rittenhouse, Jr., her sons, Alexander Rittenhouse, Eugene Walker; her brothers, Henry Davis, Biggie and Lilly Davis, Johnny Davis; her sister, Beatrice Walker; and a granddaughter, Teresa Zell. She was the last surviving member of her family.
She was a 12 year resident of East View Unity Apartments and recently Fairmont Heath & Rehabilitation Center.
She would like to thank the management and friends at East View Unity Apartments and the Fairmont Health & Rehabilitation Center, as well as the Fairmont Regional Medical Center Staff and Hospice.
The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Avenue in Fairmont, on Monday, March 16, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. The funeral service will be at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Mike Little officiating. Interment will follow at the IOOF Cemetery in Enterprise, WV. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com.
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