Helen Rickman

Helen Virginia Temple Rickman, widow of the late George Thomas Rickman, senior entered her heavenly home early Tuesday morning, April 22, 2008. She was born November 15, 1922 in Petersburg, Virginia to the late, Arthur Drewery Temple and Laura Pansy Wells Temple and raised in Hopewell, Virginia. She and George had 46 wonderful years of marriage together and raised three children. Left to cherish her memory is her brother, The Reverend Robert Lee Temple and his family of Mechanicsville, Virginia and her sons, George Thomas (Tommy) Rickman junior, of Hopewell, Virginia, Paul Timothy (Tim) Rickman and wife Julia of Winston-Salem, N.C., and her daughter Trudy Lynn Rickman and husband, Charles Dean, junior of Richmond, Virginia. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Benjamin Thomas Rickman and Sarah Jordan Rickman of Winston-Salem, N. C. and her new granddaughter, Virginia Temple Dean, of Richmond, Virginia. Many devoted nieces and nephews will miss her dearly. They include Irene Brown, of Carson, Virginia, Buddy Wagner and wife Anita, of Hopewell, Virginia, The Reverend Preston Wagner, and wife, Lana of Wake Forest, North Carolina, Ricky Rickman and family of Disputanta, Va. and Vickie Rickman Horst and husband, Mark, of Houston, Texas. Helen was a loving wife, devoted mother, dedicated volunteer and faithful servant of God; she was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Hopewell, Virginia and diligently served her church. The family would like to thank the members of First Baptist, especially Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sacra, who have always been so devoted to her and her late husband, George. The family will receive friends and family Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in the Hopewell Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home from 7-8:30 P.M. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 10:00 A. M. at the First Baptist Church, Hopewell, with the Reverend Jeff Raymond, of First Baptist Church and her nephew, The Rev. Preston Wagner, officiating. Interment will be in Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to First Baptist Church 401 N2nd Avenue Hopewell, Va. 23860 or your favorite charity. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com