- Date Of Birth: August 30, 1948
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2021
- State: Mississippi
Preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Jan Shackleford Ritchey, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jacob Marvin, Jr. and Ashley Murphy Ritchey of Palm Springs, CA; his grandchildren, Liam and London; sisters Sarah Ritchey Jordan (Jim) of Mechanicsville, VA; Linda Ritchey Shell (John) of Charlotte, NC; and Faye Ritchey Sokol (Hank) of Buffalo, NY. In addition, he leaves niece Sarah Jayne Jordan Switzer of Richmond, VA; nephew Justin Jordan of Leesburg, VA; nephew Blake Shell of Charlotte, NC; great niece and great nephew Taylor and Canon Jordan; great nephews Charley and Jake Shell, and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews and friends.
Jake will be remembered for his quiet loving concern for others, his keen, dry wit, his intellect, his loyalty, his dependability, and his courtly manners.
