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Rogers Co. Obit for Glen Ricks
Submitted to the Rogers County Oklahoma Archives 
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Rogers County Archivist: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com
Date: 4/30/2002               by: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com
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Originally published on Wednesday 24 April 

Glen Ricks

Funeral service for longtime Chelsea resident, Glen Morris Ricks, will be 11 
a.m. Thursday, April 25, 
2002 at the First Baptist Church of Chelsea with Rev. Charles Sandusky 
officiating. Burial will follow at 
Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home. Visitation 
will be at the funeral home 
until 8 p.m. Wednesday. 
Glen died Monday morning, April 22, at his home in Chelsea at the age of 90. 
The son of Samuel and Edna Casper Ricks was born Jan. 12, 1912 in Stroud. At the 
age of 13, Glen 
moved to Chelsea, where he remained. Glen met Elizabeth "Bill" Kilpatrick at a 
church in Waller. They 
were married on March 31, 1932 in the Dog Creek Hills area. Glen and Bill lived 
in the Waller community 
for a time, while he continued working on the family farm. In the early years of 
their marriage, Glen played 
on the Waller Independent basketball teams. In 1947, the Rickses moved to 
Chelsea, where they both 
were active in the community. Both were active in the Baptist Church and Glen 
served as a church trustee. 
They both enjoyed ball games and were members of the American Legion and Legion 
Auxiliary. Glen 
worked in the oil fields as a driller, later going to work for McNabb Coal Co. 
During World War II, he 
served in the Army. He retired from work as a Chelsea city employee in 1976. 
Glen is preceded in death by his wife, Bill; his parents; daughter, Norma Glee; 
granddaughter, Lisa 
LaShelle Ricks; sisters, May, Oleta and Eula May; and brothers, Claude, Marvin, 
Paul, and Sammy. 
Survivors include sons, Tommy Ricks and wife Shirley of Verdigris, Glen Ricks 
and wife Carolyn of 
Oklahoma City, Ronnie Ricks and wife Jerri of Sulphur and Johnny ricks and wife 
Trish of Ridgecrest, 
Calif.; daughter, Glenda Donelson and husband Bob of Chelsea; grandsons, Mark 
Ricks and wife Joan of 
Catoosa, Matt Ricks and wife Cathy of Verdigris, Sean Donelson and wife Kim of 
Chelsea, Mitch 
Donelson of Chelsea, Gary Ricks of Dallas, Texas, Philip Ricks of Oklahoma City, 
Craig Ricks of New 
York City, Erick and Catesa Ricks of Chelsea and Derick Ricks of Chelsea, Logan 
Ricks of Ridgecrest, 
Calif., Jimmy Ricks of Texas and Brad and Deb Stringer of Boston; 
granddaughters, Sheri Gorham and 
husband Bob of Chelsea, Rhonda Bilbrey and husband Kevin of Duncan, Terri Krag 
and husband Kris of 
Oklahoma City, Jessica Ricks of California, and Cathy Walker and husband Brett 
of Chelsea; and great-
grandchildren, Monica and Adam Ricks of Verdigris, Mehgan and Kaycee Donelson of 
Chelsea, Kaylen 
Donelson, Jami Hill of Texas, Ryan and Dakota of Duncan, Seth, Cheyenne and 
Savannah Walker of 
Chelsea, Zane Ricks of Catoosa, Bethany Minnix, Tanner, Trenton and Harlie 
Gorham, Casha Spencer, 
Anthony Ricks and Cierra Ricks, all of Chelsea, Kristian, Austin, Tanner and 
Jacob Krag of Oklahoma 
City; great-great-grandchildren, Talon, Breydon and Brooklyn of Texas; brothers, 
Jake and Everett of 
Pueblo, Colo., Jack of Nevada, and Billy of Florida; and sisters, June Beck of 
Chelsea and Blanche, 
Wynona, Beulah and Lou of Pueblo, Colo.  
 


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