Edgar Ricketts

Edgar Ricketts, 84, of Mt. Vernon died, Sunday, April 2, 2006 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehab Center in Mt. Vernon, IN. Edgar was born April 1, 1922 in Posey County, Indiana son of Robert Harrison and Anna (Churchill) Ricketts. He was a Farmer all his life and a member of the Eagles Lodge in Mt. Vernon. Preceding him in death was his wife, Dorothy (Banks) Ricketts in 1993; a daughter, Sonja Deborah Ricketts; a sister, Gladys McKinney and brothers, Jesse, Floyd and Earl Ricketts.
He is survived by: daughters, Brenda Breeden and her husband Robert and Jamie Ricketts of Mt. Vernon, Rebecca Brandenberger and her husband Ralph of Hatfield, IN, Twylah Moye and her husband Jeff of Wadesville, IN; his son, William Ricketts and his wife Tammy of Mt. Vernon, IN; grandchildren, Sonja Frisby and husband Carlos, Amber Kreiger and husband Andy, Aaron Brandenberger and wife Dietra, William Edgar Ricketts II, Adam, Zoe, Tony and Steven Moye; and 7 great-grandchildren; grandchildren of The Heart, Katina Simpson, Chad & Rick Beirman; his brother, Harold Ricketts of Rockford, IL and sister, Ora Delores Purdue of Wynn, AK.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Austin Funeral Home, 1330 East Fourth Street, Mt. Vernon, IN with burial in the Bellefontaine Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Friends may call from 5: 00 PM – 8:00 PM on Tuesday, at the funeral home.