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2 July 2008

Original Gold City Lead Singer passes away

Posted in: Southern Gospel News — Daniel J. Mount @ 6:56 am

Gold City distributed a press release yesterday announcing that their original lead singer, Jerry Ritchie, had just passed away:

We have just learned that Jerry Ritchie, original Gold City lead singer, passed away just after midnight this morning, following a lengthy battle with cancer.  Ritchie is survived by his wife, Cheryl; son, Greg and wife Charlotte; son, Jason and wife Autumn; one grandson, Landon; four granddaughters, Jayna, Isabella, Gabriella and Elliana, as well as two sisters and one brother.

The Ritchie family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 2, beginning at 12:00 noon at the Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc, MS.  A Memorial Honor Guard Service will be held Thursday, July 3, at 2:00 PM at Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Houlka, MS.

In lieu of flowers, the Ritchie family has requested that donations be made to the Tutor Memorial Funeral Home, 270 Coffee Street, Pontotoc, MS.  Cards and notes of encouragement may also be sent to the Ritchie family in care of Tutor Memorial Funeral Home.

Please remember to keep the Ritchie family in your prayers during this difficult time.

Primitive Quartet celebrates 35 years

Posted in: Singing News, Southern Gospel News — Daniel J. Mount @ 6:46 am

The Primitive Quartet is celebrating their 35th anniversary as a group. Singing News has a story here (only accessible to SN subscribers). However, the YouTube video of the plaque presentation was posted publicly:

Although I notice that Brian Franklin’s YouTube account does have two other videos, I believe this is a first for Singing News–the first time they uploaded a YouTube video to accompany a news story.

 

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