Sullivan County, Tennessee, Obituaries: Alfred Raymond Ricketts

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Bristol Herald Courier
Monday, December 16, 2002

Alfred Raymond Ricketts
     MARION, N.C. -- Raymond Ricketts, 89, formerly of Bristol Tennessee, 
died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Autumn Care of Marion. A native of Wilson 
County, Tenn., he was a son of the late Alfred Taylor Ricketts and Della 
Ricketts. He was retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority. He was a 
veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He was also a 
member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Bristol Tennessee, a member of Comer 
Lodge 417 F&AM, a Scottish Rite Mason and member of the Al Menah Temple. A 
daughter, Ann, and a son, Charles, preceded him in death.
     Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Rosie Harden Ricketts of the home; 
two children, Carol Ricketts of Asheboro and David Ricketts and his wife 
Sherron of Marion; one brother, Howell Layne Ricketts and his wife, Mattie 
Ann of Watertown, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at 10 a.m. at 
Hunter Funeral Home Chapel in Watertown, Tenn. The family will receive 
friends from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on Monday prior to the service at Hunter Funeral 
Home. Burial will be in Jones Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First 
Baptist Church of Marion Scholarship Fund, 99 N. Main St., Marion, NC 28752 
or to Woodlawn Baptist Church, 1400 Southwide Ave., Bristol, Tenn. 
Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with local 
arrangements. An online register is available under OBITUARIES at 
www.westmorelandfuneral.com.