Flancher Eugene Ricketts

1934 - 2015  (81 years)

• Name	Flancher Eugene Ricketts
  Nickname	Gene
  Born	8 Jan 1934	Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jun 2015	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	30 Jun 2015	Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I24192	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Flancher Ricketts
  Mother	Inez
  Family ID	F8616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patricia
  Children	1. Flancher Eugene Ricketts   2. Anita Ricketts
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F8617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Obituary. January 8, 1934 - June 26, 2015 Flancher Eugene “Gene” Ricketts, 81, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. Gene was a member of the New Life Baptist Church; he loved mowing the grass there for the church. He retired from DuPont after more than thirty years of service and he also retired from The Backstage Dinner Theatre. His parents, Flancher and Inez Ricketts and a brother, Warner Ricketts preceded him in death. Gene is survived by his wife, Pat Ricketts; two sons, Steve Kilgore and Eugene Ricketts; a daughter, Anita Ricketts, a brother, Reggie Ricketts; two sisters, Bobbie Rucks and Ray Mincey; fourteen grandchildren, Samantha Chambliss, Alec Ricketts, Celeste Ricketts, Patrick Ricketts, Steven Kilgore, Jr., Kevin Kilgore, Justin Kilgore, Stephanie Kilgore, Patricia Kilgore, Katie Marlow, Nikki Taylor, Aaron Kilgore, Johnathon Smith and Thomas Millican also several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Visitation is 4:00P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. His family requests memorial donations to Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation at www.hospiceofchattanooga.org Condolences and memories can be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com. Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.