Judith Earlene Gash Ritter was born April 7, 1942, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Earl Foster Gash and Doris Lea McNally. She passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, at the age of 83 at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, Texas.
Judith is survived by her children, Kevin (Sharon) Engleman, Candy Baker, Teri Brunner, and Jay Engleman; 13 grandchildren; 18 great- grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren and 2 brothers, Jerry Douglas Rimini, Italy and Scott Douglas, Wiley, Texas
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, Earl Dwayne Gash, Tommie Jo Douglas, Cecil Ray Douglas, Linda Lea Shea, and Darlene Francis McReynolds; her granddaughter, Amber Lavon Baker; and her son-in-law, Chris James Brunner.
A service will be held at Anderson-Smith Cemetery on April 11, 2026 at 2:00pm
Source: KMZU, The Farm
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