Gwen Rickard

Gwendolyn Kay “Gwen” Rickard, 63, of Kenton passed away from this life on April 23, 2017, at Humboldt Medical Center.
Funeral services for Rickard were to be conducted today, April 25, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Kenton, with Bro. Johnny Witherspoon officiating. Interment was to follow in New Concord Cemetery in Kenton.
Mrs. Rickard was born March 20, 1954, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Jessie Lee Eddlemon, and her mother Golden Frazier Eddlemon, who survives her. Mrs. Rickard was a homemaker and housewife, and a member of New Concord Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rickard is survived by her husband, Larry Rickard; her daughter, Lora Rickard; her mother, Golden Eddlemon; her sister, Cindy Eddlemon; her half-sister, Jenny Lynn Eddlemon; and two brothers, Johnny Eddlemon and Brian Eddlemon.
She was also preceded in death by her brother, Gary Eddlemon.
The family was to receive friends from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.karnesandsonfuneralhome.com.
Published 4.25.17