Mary Kemp Ricks

Born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 23, 1948, Mary was the daughter of Bluford A. Kemp and Ethel Tyler Kemp. Between 1986 and her retirement in 2009, Mary was a foreign language teacher at Providence Middle School in Chesterfield County and previously taught at St. Michaels Episcopal School in Bon Air.

Mary graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond and from North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount. As a member of the Richmond Christadelphian Chapel on Ellwood Ave., Mary maintained a faith and hope in the resurrection at the return of Jesus Christ to the earth.

She is survived by her husband of fifty-one years, Ivan G. Ricks, Jr., four children; Ian T. Ricks (Christine), B. Scott Ricks (Lara), Stacey R. Vest (Benjamin), and Bradford K Ricks (Kathleen), in addition to ten grandchildren; Tyler, Madison, Daniel, Brandon, Allie, Max, Evelyn, Sadie, Silas, and Caleb.

Friends will be received on Tuesday April 12 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. with a Remembrance Service to be held on Wednesday April 13 at 2 p.m., both at Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd. Midlothian, VA. 23113. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CurePSP at psp.org.