Ritchie Willess

Private family services for Ritchie Willess, 20, of Belton, will be held.   The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2023 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Willess died Monday, October 22, 2023 in a Temple hospital.

Mr. Willess was born, August 12, 2003, in Temple, the son of Michael and Tina Willess.  He graduated from Belton High School where he excelled at all things.  He played football, baseball and ran track.  He was a member of the powerlifting team and the Marching 100.

He has been a member of Pendleton Baptist Church since he was four-years-old.

Survivors include his parents, Michael and Tina Willess; four brothers, Zane Willess, Seth Willess, Donald DeForest and Payne Deforest; grandparents Paul & Judy Holler, Richard Fulcher, and Geneva Carmichael.