RALEIGH - Larry Paul Ritchie, 68, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Raleigh, died Thursday, March 31, 2011. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Montlawn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park with military honors.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

A native of Raleigh, he was the son of the late Richard Paul Ritchie and Martha Mae Thomas Ritchie. He served in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator on the USS Enterprise. He retired from IBM in Research Triangle Park with over 35 years of service.

Surviving: son, David Paul Ritchie of Franklinton; daughters, Robyn Smothers (Monty) of Raleigh, Christine Morgan of Man, W.Va.; stepchildren, Brian Condo and Damien Condo of Florida, Alura Gambino and Caressa Condo, both of San Francisco; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Ritchie, and a sister, Vida Mae Ratliffe.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or at www.donate.americanheart.org or to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7600, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 or at www.med.unc.edu/burn

Arrangements by Montlawn Funeral Home, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh. Condolences may be made at www.montlawn.com.