Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJul 6, 1926, Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina3, Joseph Bernard Rickman,470, LTC Joseph Bernard Rickman
DeathJul 13, 2005, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Joseph Bernard Rickman,470, LTC Joseph Bernard Rickman
BurialSep 23, 2005, Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Drive, Arlington County, Virginia3, Joseph Bernard Rickman
OccupationDivision Of Veteran Affairs, Richmond, VA3, Joseph Bernard Rickman
FlagsKorean War, US Army, US Military, Vietnam War
FatherRobert Guy RICKMAN (1896-1972)
MotherOma Ruth BURGE (1898-1985)
Spouses
BirthJul 7, 1928, Princess Anne County, Virginia3, Alice Atwood Rickman
DeathOct 22, 2020, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Alice Atwood Rickman
BurialArlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Drive, Arlington County, Virginia3, Alice Atwood Rickman
Obituary Online notes for Lt. Col. Joseph Bernard RICKMAN
7/17/2005

Joseph  Bernard Rickman 
    BURLINGTON — Joseph  Bernard Rickman , Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret., age 79, of 3745-207 Wade Coble Drive, Twin Lakes Community, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
    A native of Rockingham County, he was the husband of Alice Atwood Rickman , who survives, and son of the late Robert Guy and Oma Burge Rickman .
    Mr. Rickman  retired from the U.S. Army as Lt. Col. serving during World War II, Korea and Vietnam and was later employed with the Division of Veteran Affairs in Richmond, Va. He was a former president of The Richmond Area Retired Officers Association and president of The Virginia Council of Chapters.
    Survivors include his wife, Alice Atwood Rickman  of the home; daughters, Mrs. Susan R. Carneal and husband, Bill, of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Patricia Ann "Trish" Sawyer and husband, Paul, of Providence, N.C., and Mrs. Martha Jo Brister and husband, Howard, of Clovis, N.M.; son, Joseph  B. Rickman  II and wife, Freida, of Gibsonville; sonin-law, Victor Komatz of Mineral, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Michelle D. Komatz; and brother, Robert Rickman .
    The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 3:00 until 5:00 this afternoon.
    Funeral services with full military rites will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2005, in the Old Post Chapel of Arlington National Cemetery by the Rev. Barry Lane. Interment will follow in Arlington National Cemetery. Family and friends should gather in the Old Post Chapel by 8:30 a.m., prior to the service.
    Memorials may be made to Fork Union Military Academy, P.O. Box 278, Fork Union, Va. 23055-0278.


7/16/2005

OBITUARIES Joseph Bernard Rickman 
    BURLINGTON — Joseph Bernard Rickman , Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret., age 79, of 3745-207 Wade Coble Drive, Twin Lakes Community, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
    A native of Rockingham County, he was the husband of Alice Atwood Rickman , who survives, and son of the late Robert Guy and Oma Burge Rickman .
    Mr. Rickman  retired from the U.S. Army as Lt. Col. serving during World War II, Korea and Vietnam and was later employed with the Division of Veteran Affairs in Richmond, Va. He was a former president of The Richmond Area Retired Officers Association and president of The Virginia Council of Chapters.
    Survivors include his wife, Alice Atwood Rickman  of the home; daughters, Mrs. Susan R. Carneal and husband, Bill, of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Patricia Ann "Trish" Sawyer and husband, Paul, of Providence, N.C., and Mrs. Martha Jo Brister and husband, Howard, of Clovis, N.M.; son, Joseph B. Rickman  II and wife, Freida, of Gibsonville; sonin-law, Victor Komatz of Mineral, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Michelle D. Komatz; and brother, Robert Rickman .
    The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Sunday.
    Funeral services with full military rites will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2005, in the Old Post Chapel of Arlington National Cemetery by the Rev. Barry Lane. Interment will follow in Arlington National Cemetery. Family and friends should gather in the Old Post Chapel by 8:30 a.m., prior to the service.
    Memorials may be made to Fork Union Military Academy, P.O. Box 278, Fork Union, Va. 23055-0278. 3, Joseph Bernard Rickman
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