Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Wickham, Lowell Everett November 9, 2002
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Piqua Daily Call 10-Nov-2002 
Lowell Everett Wickham, 89, of Saint Paris, former owner of Richeson-Wickham 
Funeral Home and Richeson-Wickham Memorials, passed away at 8:25 p.m. 
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002 in the Community Hearth and Home, Urbana. He was born 
on June 21, 1913 in Sycamore, the son of Jerome and Ada (Rutherford) Wickham, 
both deceased. Mr. Wickham was a 1931 graduate of Sycamore High School and 
served in the United States Army during World War II. After graduating from 
Cleveland College of Embalming, he worked for the Sanders Funeral Home, 
Richwood, for four years before coming to Saint Paris in 1946 to work for Bert 
Richeson. Four years later he purchased the Richeson Funeral Home, currently 
the Richeson-Wickham and Atkins Funeral Home. He provided a valuable service 
to the families and community of Saint Paris until 1974 when the funeral home 
was purchased by John Atkins. Lowell met Ruth Davidson in Saint Paris where 
they were married on May 23, 1942. They enjoyed 59 years of marriage until her 
passing on April 6, 2001. He was a member of the Saint Paris United Methodist 
Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Saint Paris Lions Club, the Kiser Lake Sailing 
Club, Keith Cretors Post No. 148 of the American Legion, Saint Paris, where he 
served as the first World War II commander, and was a past member of the Ohio 
State Patrol Auxiliary. Professional memberships include the Ohio Funeral 
Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association. Mr. 
Wickham was on the board of directors of the First Central National Bank, 
Saint Paris, for 46 years, having served as chairman of the board for 31 
years; had served on the Saint Paris Town Council; and was a partner in 
Parisan Homes Corporation. Survivors include one daughter, Sally (Ralph) 
Prince of Saint Paris; two grandsons, Aaron Prince of Beavercreek and Shawn 
Prince of Austin, Texas; sister-in-law, Helen Wickham of Columbus; nephew, 
Glen (Janice) Wickham and her daughter Rachel of Upper Sandusky; brother-in-
law, William (Rose Marie) Davidson of Hudson, Fla.; niece, Mary Louise (Bruce) 
Colwell of Seattle, Wash.; and nephew, William (Lisa) Davidson, Jr. of New 
Port Richey, Fla. In addition to his parents and wife, Lowell was preceded in 
death by one infant son and two brothers, Gerald and Verl Wickham. Funeral 
services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Richeson-Wickham and 
Atkins Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., Saint Paris, with the Rev. 
Douglas Upton from the Saint Paris United Methodist Church officiating. Burial 
will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Paris. Visitation for family and 
friends will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the funeral 
home. Memorial contributions may be made to either the donor's favorite 
charity, the Saint Paris United Methodist Church, or the Saint Paris Lions 
Club. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.


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