Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rickman, G. Rebecca Branch, 2010 

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REBECCA BRANCH RICKMAN 

  WAKEFIELD - Rebecca Branch Rickman of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, 
Sept. 26, 2010.

  Born April 26, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George Newsom Branch 
Sr. and Mamie Rebecca Clark Branch.  She was a member of the Wakefield United 
Methodist Church.  She enjoyed music and playing the piano and was an avid 
china painter and teacher.

  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace 
Ray Rickman, brothers, Ishmuel E. Branch and John "Spottie" Branch; and 
sister, Frances B. Brittle.

  She is survived by her son David W. Rickman and his wife, Nancy, and Barry 
A. Rickman and his wife, Joanne; grandson, Daniel S. Richman; brother, George 
N. Branch, Jr. and his wife, Jackie; sister-in-law, Ann Branch; brother-in-
law, Donald W. Rickman and his wife, Arline; nieces and nephews, Danny 
Mancini, Linda McLendon, Wayne Brittle, Ishmuel "Eddie" Branch, Bobby Branch, 
Glenn Rickman, Rebecca Ann Ringler, Patricia "Trish" Gross, Faye Cook, and 
Debbie Devincenzi; grandnieces and nephews as well as many close personal 
friends.

  A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at the 
Wakefield United Methodist Church with Pastor G.C. Branton III officiating. 
A reception will immediately follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wakefield United 
Methodist Church Parsonage Account, P.O. Box 87, Wakefield, VA 23888.

  The Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son is serving the family.


Gladys Rebecca (BRANCH; Mrs. Wallace Ray) RICKMAN, 
b. 26 Apr 1924, Sussex Co., d. 26 Sep 2010, Isle of Wight Co., 
marked in Wakefield Cemetery*, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Sep. 30, 2010, A-9 

*Her parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her husband's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 1998) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r255w1ob.txt 


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