Alva Review-Courier -

Irvin Walter Ritter, resident of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Alva, Oklahoma, passed away at the age of 84 on August 15, 2018, in Gunnison, Colorado.

Irvin Walter, son of Anna Mae Graff and Walter Fredrick Ritter, was born in Alva, Oklahoma, on April 14, 1934. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Alva High School in May of 1952. Irvin attended Oklahoma State University where he ran track and graduated in 1956 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture.

He then returned to Alva where he began his career in farming and ranching. He married Kay Johnson of Alva on June 2, 1956....