James Franklin “Toodles” Ritchie, 80, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Mr. Ritchie was owner/operator of Toodles Trailer Park and Lake Norman Auto Sales. He was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Ritchie is survived by his son, James Anthony “Tony” Ritchie; special niece, Angie Ervin Yates; niece, Nikki Ritchie-Hensley and her daughter, Bella, and son, Abel; nephew, Wayne Ritchie and his daughter, Ashley; and brothers, Ted Wayne Ritchie and Robert Grey Ritchie.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Ritchie.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Cavin-Cook Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Paulk officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville, with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the family of Mr. Ritchie. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.