Ruth Ricketts Obituary

The world bids farewell to Ruth Ricketts of Cedar Hill, Tennessee, departing on November 27, 2025 at the age of 87. Ruth leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruth Ricketts to show support.

As we bid Ruth farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Ruth is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Sam Van Meater Rhoads and Elenore Kathrin Rhoads (Searle); and her husband Charles Bates Ricketts. She is survived by: her children, Ann Hope Evans, Curtis Bates Ricketts, Pam Faith Laub and Cary Brian Ricketts; and her siblings, Sam Rhoads and Judy Turner (Rhoads). She is also survived by 9 Grand Children, Six Great Grandchildren, Three Great Great Grandchildren.

The family requests that donations be made to Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center "https://www.vumc.org".