Pauline Ricketts

She was a long time member of Zoar United Church of Christ before moving to Arizona and joining Central Christian Church in Mesa. She was born in the Telephone Exchange in Wheeling, across from the Wheeling Covered Bridge which still stands today. Pauline was raised in Mt. Olympus and moved to Evansville to pursue a job. There she met the love of her life and they remained in Evansville to raise their family. Pauline was married to Clyde Malcolm Ricketts for 65 wonderful years.

They moved to Arizona for their retirement and lived the past 29 years in Mesa Arizona where they lived a very fun filled and adventurous life! Pauline worked in Evansville in the Yeast Dept. at Mead Johnsons & Co. and did Retail Sales at the Baby Shop in downtown Evansville. She was a member of Robert Morris Eastern Star and Mothers of Morton J. Compton DeMolay.

She is survived by her son, Terry Malcolm (Deb) Ricketts; daughter, Debra Ann Effinger; grandson, Justin Malcolm (Anjanette) Ricketts; granddaughters, Amy Effinger of Evansville and Angela (Duane) Goedde of Wadesville, IN; great-grandsons, Kaleb and Kaeden of Arizona and Michael of Wadesville, IN; great-grandaughters, Rachael and Sarah, of Wadesville, IN; sister, Beulah McCullough of Ashland, OR; and brother, Bobbie Harvey of Princeton, IN.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Zoar United Church of Christ, 4600 Church Rd., Evansville, IN 47720. Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Alexander West Chapel.

Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.