1.BessieFayeRitchie, born October 16, 1909 in Arrowsmith, McLean County, Illinois; died March 25, 1965 in Fox River Grove, Illinois. She was the daughter of 2. AddisonF.Ritchie and 3. FlorenceScott. She married (1) ClaudeEugeneLawrence November 26, 1931 in McLean Co., Illinois (later divorced). He was born May 23, 1909 in Lawndale Township, McLean Co., Illinois, and died June 11, 1997 in Leesburg, Florida. He was the son of Wesley Lawrence and Gertrude Alice Lucas.
More About Bessie Faye Ritchie:
Burial: Buried in Wiley Cemetery, McLean County, Colfax, Illinois.
Cause of Death: Cancer of the Cervix
Education: Attended Normal State Teachers College, Bloomington, Illinois
Fact 1.: Rode a white pony to school
Fact 2.: Lived with the Wilsons, 10 Clinton Street, Bloomington, Illinois
Fact 3.: 1932, Taught in a 1 room schoolhouse.
More About Claude Eugene Lawrence:
Cause of Death: Aspiration Pneumonia
Fact 1: 1948, Divorced
Fact 2: 1957, Remarried to Bessie Faye Ritchie
Fact 3: Married to Evone Denney
Fact 4: Buried in Windridge Memorial Gardens, Cary, Illinois
