Individual Details

JACK EDWARD RICKS, SR., 77, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2002. He was a longtime resident of El Paso. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II, and retired after 35 years of service from the El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Mr. Ricks is survived by his wife Betty Blanche Ricks; son, Jack Edward Ricks, Jr.; daughters Vicki Inns and husband C.W. and Marilyn Brooks; as well as two grandchildren, Anne and Diane; three great grandchildren, Jacob, Hunter, and Dylan; one step granddaughter Kathy; and two step great grandchildren, Andrew and Holdyn. He is also survived by sisters, Betty Myers and Francis Dawson; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2002 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home East. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with military honors. Honorary pallbearers are Harold Chesak, Jack Mitchell, Don Christian, Wayne Oakley, Billy Hampton, Bill Adams, and Kevin Scott. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Mr. Ricks will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

Birth	26 Feb 1924	Hudspeth County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	2 Apr 1930	(Bevans Bowman Wilson and Ida Grace Boone) Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico
Census (family)-shared	4 Apr 1940	(Bevans Bowman Wilson and Ida Grace Boone) El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Death	14 Jan 2002
Obituary	15 Jan 2002	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Burial		Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas

Spouse	Betty Blanche Adams (1924 - 2006)
Child	Jack Edward Ricks Jr. (1954 - )
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Jack Berry Ricks (1900 - 1984)
Mother	Ida Grace Boone (1903 - 1982)
Sibling	Elizabeth Ida Ricks (1922 - 2006)

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