Lavon Earlene Rickner

June 4, 1922 ~ August 26, 2011

Lavon Earlene (Davis) Rickner, 89, wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died at her home after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Lavon was born in Hinton OK to Earl Roscoe and Flora (Smith) Davis and was one of five children. She married William Dolph Rickner on December 3, 1939, and was married 71 years at the time of his death (May 17, 2011). Lavon retired from American National Insurance Company as Office Manager and then became a dedicated volunteer at Deaconess Hospital for many years. Lavon was an active, long time member of First Baptist Church of Bethany. “Mom was a very sweet and caring person; she was deeply loved and will be missed by all who knew her.” She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one baby daughter, Patricia; 3 siblings, Loreta Adams, Leroy Davis and Leon Davis. She is survived by 2 daughters, Louella Walker and husband Tom, Rilla Maritt and husband Bud; 5 grandchildren, Jeff Walker and wife Tina (Houston TX), Rilla Walker, Tom D. Walker, Ramae Collins and husband Phil, and Brad Maritt; 3 great-grandchildren, Blake Ketner, Katie Ketner and Jeffery Mansfield-Walker; one sister, Louella Racette (Sacramento CA); and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, 8/31/2011, at Bill Merritt Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the El Reno Cemetery.

Arrangements under the direction of Bill Merritt Funeral Service, Bethany, OK.