I’m sure we all have our favorite memories of Aunt Mattie, mine is of the time’s I went with my parents to visit her and Uncle Wilbern as a teen. She and my  Mom, Lois Love Robershaw, would sit on the front porch swing and swap stories for hours. It is the only time I can recall, my Mom having belly laughs with anyone!!

Unfortunately we lost several years of contact with her when our Family moved to California in the 50’s. I never visited her again until I went to a Robershaw Reunion in 1999 with my brother’s & sister’s.

What a joy she was to visit even at age ninety six!! I could see why she and my Mom were such big buddy's, Aunt Mattie and my Mom had a lot of the same mannerism’s. I was told Mom carried note’s from Uncle Wilbern to Aunt Mattie when they were courting!

Aunt Mattie was and Inspiration for all us that are of senior age group and we will miss her!! Ecc. 3:1-2  To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest!!

MATTIE GRIFFIN LOVE RITCH

TALLADEGA — Funeral service for Mattie Griffin Love Ritch, 100, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ridgeview Baptist Church in Talladega with the Rev. John Love officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Memorial Park.

Mrs. Ritch died June 30 at her residence. She was a native of Clay County and had been a resident of Talladega for the past 65 years. She was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and was a homemaker.

She is survived by daughter, Edna Sue Pitts of San Antonio, Texas; stepdaughters, Nellie Duffie and Elsie Mae Kelley of Leeds; son, Huel M. Love Sr. of Talladega; stepsons, Lawrence Ritch of Talladega and Robert Ritch of Leeds; sisters, Annie Grizzle and Lula Griffin; brothers, Robert James Griffin, Homer Griffin and Jessie Griffin; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Deacons of Ridgeview Baptist Church and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.