Funeral arrangements set for Owen Ditchfield
Funeral arrangements are set for former Muscogee County School Board member Owen Ditchfield.
The celebration of his life will be held June 17, starting at 6:30 p.m., in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1953 Torch Hill Road. The funeral Mass will be conducted in the church June 18, starting at noon, followed by a reception in the parish hall.
The burial will be private.
His widow, Mabel, said Thursday that the celebration will be an informal gathering where anyone may stand up and speak about how he affected their life.
Ditchfield died Wednesday in Gentiva Hospice. He was diagnosed last fall with bladder cancer. He was 76.
Ditchfield, a Vietnam War veteran, worked for 37 years as an educator in Fort Benning schools. He was president of the South Columbus Concerned Citizens, a volunteer docent at the National Infantry Museum and served on the Muscogee County Library Board and the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation board of directors.
Mark Rice: 706-576-6272, @markricele
This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 6:48 PM with the headline "Funeral arrangements set for Owen Ditchfield."