James Perry Rickards Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Perry Rickards of Sarasota, Florida, who passed away at the age of 94, on May 7, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Joseph and Emily (West); his siblings, Joseph, Nancy and Emily Reams; and his former wife Margaret Suzanne (Sue).
He is survived by: his wife Kathleen; his children, James Rickards, Jr. (Lynn) of Ocean View, DE, David Rickards of Phoenix, AZ, Susan Pollman (Mark) of Las Vegas, NV and John Rickards (Laura) of Boiling Springs, PA; his stepdaughters, Laurie Blanton (Bruce) of Lake Elsinore, CA and Arlene Kwaw (Charles) of Ft Worth, TX; his grandchildren, Heather Flynn (Sean) of Havertown, PA, Ashley Rickards of Denver, CO, Jason Rickards (Kim) of Fairfax, VA, Kylee Ranck (Nick), Courtenay Mencini (Damien) of Denver, CO, Lindsey Rickards of Baltimore, MD, Garth Rickards (Elisabeth) of Mechanicsburg, PA, Olivia Rickards of Mechanicsburg, PA and Asher Rickards (Cindy) of Tucson, AZ; his sisters, Kathryn Tomlinson and Maryanne Creech (Doug); and his former wife Sue.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Jim's honor may be made to Duke Divinity Give Fund (https://divinity.duke.edu).
