Obituaries.....Ricks, Alfred Paul November 9 1997 Jackson County Louisiana Archives ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tracey Jackson Flossxing1@aol.com July 18, 2004, 1:24 am The Jackson Independant November 27, 1997 Alfred Paul Ricks Brownstown, TX Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, 1997 at New Prospect Baptist Church for Alfred Paul Ricks, 71, of Brownstown, TX. Bro. Bill Driggers and Bro. Buddy Mills officiated. Burial was in the Wright's Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home. Mr. Ricks was born December 8, 1925 at Jonesboro, the son of the late Alfred A and Lillian Rasberry Ricks. He died Sunday, November 9, 1997 at his home. A World War II Army veteran, he retired after 37 years as a storekeepper with American Petro Fina in Port Arthur, Tx. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church at Groves, TX, and he attended New Prospect Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Broaddus Texas Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy B (Terry) Ricks of Brownstown, TX; three sons, Jerry R Gabbard of Huntsville, Tx, Edward G Gabbard of Brownstown and Robert A Ricks of Georgetown, TX; two daughters Jan Coon of Diana, TX, and Elizabeth Melendez of Shreveport; a sister, Mary Barton of Monroe; seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and a number of nephews and neices. Memorials may be sent to New Prospect Baptist Church (Address deleted) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb