A native of Altoona, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Martha Brenneman Dively and widow of George Michael Ritter.&bsp; She was a teacher&squo;s aide for Arcadia Elementary.

She is survived by a son, Raymond Ritter of Lyman; three daughters, Maxine Kryger of Boiling Springs, Kay Eubanks of Landrum and Susan Mathis of Nevada; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 at Petty Funeral Home chapel, conducted by Rev. David Eubanks. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 14 Penn Plaza Suite 1400, New York, N.Y. 10122 or the S.C. Ovarian Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 6531, Greenville, S.C. 29606 in memory of Rena Ritter.

Condolences may be left at www.pettyfuneralhome.com.

Petty Funeral Home and Crematory of Landrum was in charge of arrangements.

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