Obituaries

Claudetta "Ding Dong" Marie Ricketts

Claudetta "Ding Dong" Marie Singleton Ricketts, 71, of Dumas, Arkansas passed away on June 29, 2012 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Claudetta was born on August 17, 1940, Pea Ridge, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late, Author and Fewel Z. Rankin Singleton. She was a member of Watson Assembly of God Church, business owner, secretary and homemaker. She was a faithful and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and mother-in-law. Claudetta was also a friend to all who knew her. Survivors are her husband, Leonard Ricketts of Dumas, Arkansas and three daughters, Terri (Pat) Wood of Gallatin, Tennessee, Debbie (Brad) Pennington of Dumas, Arkansas and Rene' (Wesley) Westerman of Dumas, Arkansas, two brothers, Ray Singleton of Tyro, Arkansas and Gary Singleton of Summertown, Tennessee, a sister, Janetta Berry of Dumas, Arkansas, eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends during visitation on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 from 6-8 p.m., First Assembly of God Church in Dumas, Arkansas. Funeral Services held July 5, 2012 at 2 p.m., First Assembly of God Church, Dumas, Arkansas with Rev. Dean Caldwell and Rev. C.L. Haston officiating with burial in Walnut Lake Cemetery. Memorials in memory of Ding Dong may be made to Watson Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 387, Dumas, Arkansas 71639. Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Home, Dumas, Arkansas.

Published July 3, 2012

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