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Ricky Almond, 73, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at his home. His funeral service will be 3 PM Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Bethany United Methodist Church with Rev. David Cochran officiating. Burial will take place in the VA Salisbury National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bethany UMC from 1 until 3 PM prior to the funeral service. Mr. Almond was born April 3, 1949 in Stanly County, NC he was the son of James Madison Almond (1927–2004) and Betty Jo Rennee Furr Almond (1931-2007). A sister preceded him in death: Ellen Almond (1952-1952) Fairview Memorial Park He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was very involved in the life of the church. He retired from the Albemarle Police Department as a Captain in 2003 with over 30 years of service and then later retired from the NC Dept of Corrections and currently worked at the Stanly County Convenience Site on Austin Road. He as a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict. Ricky was a member of the Son's of the Confederacy and enjoyed camping and trips to the beach. God, Family and Service to Country was very important to Ricky!
Ricky is survived by his wife, Sandra Brown Rummage Almond
Sons: Michael Almond (Crystal) of Fishersville, VA and Jeffrey Almond of Norwood
Step-son: Rusty Rummage (Tina Eury) of Albemarle
Grandchildren: Gabriel Almond, Madison Almond, and Christian Almond
Sister-in-law: Tracey Lou Stratton of Lagrange, Ohio
"Aunt" Ruby Lentz of New London;
and his fur babies Isis and Lexi
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of Stanly County, www.hospiceofstanly.org, or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, www.stjude.org.