Ritson Lewis Urban

Ritson Urban. 48, Roosevelt, Oklahoma, passed away at his home, Saturday, December 25th, 2010. He was born December 30, 1961 to Fred and Katherine (McNally) Urban. Ritson was part of the first graduating class from the new Waynoka High School building, 1980. He graduated from Panhandle State University,1984 and began student teaching at Fort Supply 1984-1985 and was AG teacher at Waynoka, 1986. Ritson married Melody White, January 1, 1995 in Boise City, OK and she preceded him in death, June 10, 2010. Ritson began temporary work with the Farmers Home Administration at Alva and Frederick and became permanent in 1988 at Frederick, Lawton and Walters then to Hobart, 1996. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Roosevelt and was an avid sheep showman.

Survivors include:
Two Sons: Kashen Urban and wife, Katie, Cushing, OK
Kamden Urban, Roosevelt, OK
Daughter: Kailen "Sister" Urban, Roosevelt, OK
Nephew: Micheal Meyer and wife, Jenni, Vernon, TX
Two brothers: Fred Urban, Odessa, TX
Kenny Urban and wife, Carol, Farmington, IL

Two sisters: Golda Kopf and husband, Wendell, Pearland, TX
Lora Meyer, Waynoka, OK
Many nieces, nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Melody, his parents and one sister Louise Rutledge



Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December, 28th, 2010
Waynoka High School Auditorium, Waynoka, OK
Burial to follow in the Waynoka Cemetery

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO: MEMORIAL FUND FOR THE URBAN CHILDREN AT BANCFIRST, HOBART, OK

Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Hobart, OK