Alinda Watkins Ritchie

Graveside service for Ms. Alinda Watkins Ritchie will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. David Richardson will officiate. Ms. Alinda Watkins Ritchie, 79, of Philadelphia died on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Diversa Care. Ms. Alinda was a native of Neshoba County. She was a resident of Meridian for several years. She lived in Pensacola, FL for 37 years where she was co-owner of A&J TV Repair Service. She was a nurse who worked in elderly care for most of her career. She is survived by her granddaughter, Deanna Michelle Cantorna (David); great-grandchildren, Brooklee Carlton and Kaleb Cantorna all of Pensacola; son in law, Ernie Ross of Meridian and a host of other family and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Ritchie; daughter, Kathy Ross; son, Scott Allen Ritchie; parents, Brooks and Mazell Joyner Watkins.