Harold WilliamFritter, 92, of Richards, Missouri, passed away on Monday September 23, 2024, surrounded by family.
Harold was born on August 29, 1932, to Louis W. Fritter and Stella Gardner Fritter in Ft. Scott, KS. He married Alice Poague on December 10, 1951, in Hood River,Oregon and she survives of the home.
After graduating fromRichards High School in 1951, Harold enlisted in theUS Navy and served in the Construction Battalion (Seabees) from1952-1956 in the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed sharing stories fromhis time in Japan and was grateful to be selected for the Heartland Honor Flightin May of 2017.
Harold and Alicemoved back to Missouri fromOregon after his time in theNavy to begin farming. Nearly all his life, he held a second job while farming to provide for his family. Throughoutthe years, these jobs included working for the StateHighway Department, over the road and local trucking and Railway Express Agency. Hewas also the owner of a grocery store in Stotesbury and Main Street Coin-O-Maticin Ft. Scott.
Harold was baptized in 1964 along with his wife and 2 sons.Over the years he faithfully attended Richards Christian Church where he served as an elder and treasurer and made many lifelong friends. In addition to his leadership in the church, he served as a missionary with Northwest Haiti Christian Mission for many years.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Kenneth and Donald. In addition to his wife Alice, he is survived by his sons, Mike Fritter and wife Joe’ of Ft. Scott, KS; Dennis D. Fritter of Nevada, MO; Grandchildren Justin Fritter (Sarah) and theirchildren Hayden and Colin of Holt, MO,Jamie Sisseck (Kris) and their child Konner of Deerfield, MO, Lacinda Schneider (David) of Lenexa, KS, Marc Fritter (Melissa) and their children Derrick and Kali of Nevada, MO,Jill Arnold (Chad) and their child Alivia of Newton, KS, Trevor Swim(Katie) and their children Crew and Cove of Knoxville, TN, and Wesley DeHaven of Ft. Scott, KS. As well as other extended family.
Pastor MatthewHuntwillconductfuneralservices at 12:00 PM Thursday, September 26th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will followin theU. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Wednesday evening atthe funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations bemade to either Tunnel to Towers Foundation or locally to the Jim Meech Agri-Med Crisis Foundation and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.
