Phyllis A. Ricketts

Sister Ricketts was a member of the Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Zion Church for over 50 years and active in the choir as a member, also the usher board.

Phyllis was born in Jamaica to the late Mr. & Mrs. Richard and Iris Ricketts, schooled in Jamaica, WI. She migrated to the United States in 1967 to Danbury, Conn., a small hat town not knowing anyone but was determined to conquer and make a life of success, a true believer in God and oh she loved the Lord. She worked as a Nanny for Attorney Tom Collins, she knew who she was, did not put up with nonsense.

She ventured on to become a machine operator at USS Chemicals; the closing of the company took her to Branson Ultrasonic Corp., where she worked for over 35 years as a machine operator. Phyllis enjoyed working because she loved her independence. She also worked at Marshalls for 10 years. Retiring was not in her thoughts, but it was time. She was saddened, but she got to travel and enjoy her home, dinners, lunch, special functions. She loved being elegant, getting fancy, enjoyed dancing, shopping, cooking, and she could cook her fingers off, straight-forward, spoke her mind. Kindest person you’ll ever know.

Phyllis was predeceased by her parents Mr. & Mrs. Richard and Iris Ricketts; son, Dermot Randall; brothers: Sydney, Radcliffe, Boyse and Keith Ricketts; her sister, Monica Ricketts-Thelwell; and her niece, Iris dawn Ricketts.

Phyllis is survived by her older sister, Mazie Mellis of Westmoreland, Jamaica, W.I.; her daughter, Joan Bennett Gayle; and her son, Elrick Bennett. Her granddaughters: Kamilah & Tia Gayle, Lesa Randall. Her grandsons: Robert & Kevin Randall, Eliott Bennett. Her great-granddaughters: Venice (Mushy), DaVanya, Aniyah, Jada. Her Great-grandson: Jaxson Randall. Her nieces: Judith blackwood, Patricia Ricketts, Suanne Ricketts , Sylvia Ricketts. Also surviving are a number of great-nephews and great-nieces.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Zion Church, 69 Rowan St., Danbury, CT. with the Rev. L. Christopher Lewis, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Wooster Cemetery, Section 23, Danbury, CT.

Friends will be received at the church from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Please omit flowers, contributions can be made in Phyllis memory at the Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Zion Church, 69 Rowan Street, Danbury CT 06810 or to the Danbury Hospital Cardiology Department, c/o Western CT Health Network Foundation, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury CT 06810.