Charles Buddy Rickman, Sr.
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Charles Buddy Rickman, Sr., 82, of Hillsboro, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at the Highland District Hospital.
He was born Feb. 24, 1930 in Hillsboro, the son of the late Ralph and Nancy Day Rickman.
Mr. Rickman had retired after several years of service as a medical assistant for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Chillicothe. He was a 1948 graduate of Hillsboro High School, had attended Wilberforce University and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Wayman’s Chapel A.M.E. Church.
He is survived by five children, Charles (Tena) Rickman Jr. of Hillsboro, Stephen Rickman Sr. of Dayton, Carolyn (Eric) Jackson of Dayton, Ralph (Cynthia) Rickman of Hillsboro and Denise (Lester Jr.) Sanders of Washington C.H.; 12 grandchildren, Stacey Rickman, Yolanda Rickman, Richard Rickman, Eureka (Kenny) Tyree, Stephen Rickman Jr., Tracey (Henry) Barwick, Lemarrla Henry, Jonas Henry, Winter (Steve) Roberts, Cheyenne Rickman and Michaela Sanders; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Jean Tinney of Cincinnati; three brothers-in-law, Daniel (Linda) Zimmerman, Sr. of Hillsboro, Ronald Rockhold, Sr. of Hillsboro and Merle Hudson of Wilmington; two sisters-in-law, Zella Mae Cumberland of Hillsboro and Joann Zimmerman of Hillsboro; three special friends, Raymond Burns of Hillsboro, Ron Caudill of Dayton and Rev. Timothy Booker of Cincinnati; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Zimmerman Rickman, on Aug. 10, 2007, whom he had married on May 15, 1951; one grandson, Brian L. Henry; one great-grandson, Damarr Anderson; two brothers, David N. Rickman and Richard E. Rickman; and one sister, Dorothy Scoville.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rev. Timothy Booker and Rev. Michele Godhigh will officiate. Military honors will be presented by the Highland County Honor Guard. Friends may call on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
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He was born Feb. 24, 1930 in Hillsboro, the son of the late Ralph and Nancy Day Rickman.
Mr. Rickman had retired after several years of service as a medical assistant for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Chillicothe. He was a 1948 graduate of Hillsboro High School, had attended Wilberforce University and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Wayman’s Chapel A.M.E. Church.
He is survived by five children, Charles (Tena) Rickman Jr. of Hillsboro, Stephen Rickman Sr. of Dayton, Carolyn (Eric) Jackson of Dayton, Ralph (Cynthia) Rickman of Hillsboro and Denise (Lester Jr.) Sanders of Washington C.H.; 12 grandchildren, Stacey Rickman, Yolanda Rickman, Richard Rickman, Eureka (Kenny) Tyree, Stephen Rickman Jr., Tracey (Henry) Barwick, Lemarrla Henry, Jonas Henry, Winter (Steve) Roberts, Cheyenne Rickman and Michaela Sanders; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Jean Tinney of Cincinnati; three brothers-in-law, Daniel (Linda) Zimmerman, Sr. of Hillsboro, Ronald Rockhold, Sr. of Hillsboro and Merle Hudson of Wilmington; two sisters-in-law, Zella Mae Cumberland of Hillsboro and Joann Zimmerman of Hillsboro; three special friends, Raymond Burns of Hillsboro, Ron Caudill of Dayton and Rev. Timothy Booker of Cincinnati; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Zimmerman Rickman, on Aug. 10, 2007, whom he had married on May 15, 1951; one grandson, Brian L. Henry; one great-grandson, Damarr Anderson; two brothers, David N. Rickman and Richard E. Rickman; and one sister, Dorothy Scoville.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rev. Timothy Booker and Rev. Michele Godhigh will officiate. Military honors will be presented by the Highland County Honor Guard. Friends may call on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.
For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.[[In-content Ad]]