Barbara Rickard Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Rickard of Northport, Alabama, who passed away on October 26, 2022, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Rickard to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Hartselle Wallace and Edith Hatcher Wallace; her siblings, William Wallace and Evelyn Humphrey; and her grandson Alex.
She is survived by: her husband Henry Charles Rickard; her children, Kathy Rickard (Bill), Jeanne Burkhalter (DeWayne), Debra Gamble and Tim Rickard (Sunny); her sister Mary Elizabeth Cotter; her grandchildren, Jennifer Rickard-Figueroa, Jordan Rickard-Peisner, Joshua Burkhalter (Nicole), Amy Thomas (Emmett), Kelsey Huizinga (Josh), David Burkhalter (Hannah Haas), Taylor Gamble, Tina Rickard and William Rickard; and her great grandchildren, Caden, Cruz Thomas, Ella, Livi Huizinga, Jemma Burkhalter and Wallace Burkhalter. She is also survived by parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.
Not only did she make quilts for each of her children, she enjoyed the quilting circle at her church, where six quilts were donated to Hospice and several smaller quilts were given to a local school library.
