Wichita Evening Eagle & Beacon – February 20, 1962 – Page 6A

Funeral services for Hale T. Ritchie, 74, of 202 N. Terrace Dr., founder of Ritchie Brothers Construction Co. who died Monday night at his home, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. James Episcopal Church.

The Rev. Frederick W. Putnam and the Rev. Edward L. Barnett, of St. James Episcopal Church, will officiate. Cremation will follow.

A memorial has been established in the St. Francis Boys School, Salina, Kan. Remembrances are being received at St. James Episcopal Church, 3750 E. Douglas.

Friends may call at the Cochran Mortuary on Wednesday or Thursday until 9 p.m. to view Mr. Ritchie. The casket will not be opened at the church.