Burl Lee Ticer

Burl Lee (Bilke) Ticer was born April 11, 1919 in Harrison, Arkansas. She died in Clinton, Arkansas on March 9, 2016 at the age of 96. She married Joe Ticer on June 2, 1940. They were blessed with the birth of one daughter, Ramona (Ticer) Rorie. During her lifetime, she was a Rosie the Rivetor, writer for the Stone County Leader and a quilter. She and her husband owned and operated Ticer Grocery and Station for 35 years in Fox, Arkansas. She was a member of Bethlehem General Baptist Church. "My house is in order and I am ready to go." That was her testimony. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Joe Ticer, her parents, Ernest and Tennessee Bilke, and her two sisters, Jewel Meyers and Mildred Ticer Wheeler. She is survived by her daughter, Ramona Rorie and husband Roger Rorie of Clinton, Arkansas; one grandson, Russell Rorie and wife Heather of Harrison, Arkansas; one granddaughter, Renee Curtis and husband Scott of Bryant, Arkansas; four great-grandsons, Luke and Clay Curtis and Caleb and Logan Rorie. The family would like to offer a special thank you to some very special caregivers Janice Miller, Faye Rushing, Robin Dickson, Lila Ward and Ozark Health Nursing Facility and Hospice Home Care of Conway, Arkansas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Bethlehem General Baptist Church at Fox, Arkansas. The visitation will be from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow in Fox Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Clinton, Arkansas. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.