Near Stephens City in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Ritenour Family
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
1. The Ritenour Family Marker
In honor of Myron "Bud" and Ethel B. Ritenour for their generous gifts of land to Fairview United Methodist Church in 1964, 1982 and 1990.
Erected 1990 by Fairview United Methodist Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
Location. 39° 3.709′ N, 78° 11.871′ W. Marker is near Stephens City, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is on Double Church Road (Virginia Route 641) south of Grim Road ( Route 640), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in front of Fairview Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1132 Double Church Road, Stephens City VA 22655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Free Black Men and Women Build a Community (approx. 1½ miles away); The Old Graveyard (approx. 1.7 miles away); Newtown Stephensburg Historic District (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Stephens Family (approx. 1.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in this Historic Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Chapel of Their Own (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stephens City.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Newtown (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
2. The Ritenour Family Marker
The Bland Ritenour, Jr. plaque is on the stone wall in the background.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
3. Bland Ritenour, Jr. Plaque
Bland Ritenour, Jr.
who built this wall in 1976 and has been a faithful servant for over 70 years.
1938 - 2012
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
4. Bland Ritenour, Sr. Marker
Mr. and Mrs. Bland Ritenour, Sr.
1976
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
5. Fairview Church and Stone Wall
The Bland Ritenour, Sr. marker is located in the wall below the shorter, wider bush.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
