Hilda Ricketts, 84, of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully on January 31, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Hilda was born to Wilburn and Corda (Shipley) Mieswinkel on March 5, 1927 in rural Lawrence County, MO. She was raised in Mt. Vernon, MO.
Hilda married Paul Ricketts on December 21, 1946, and made their home in Springfield. She was employed by MO Vocational Rehabilitation until her retirement in 1992. She then served as a volunteer for the St. John’s Auxiliary from 1992 to 2010. Since October, 2011, she had been a resident at Magnolia Square Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a sister. She is survived by a daughter, Paula Hocker (Garry) Lee’s Summit, MO, a son Steve Ricketts (Alicia) Springfield, three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren and a sister.
Family will receive friends at Greenlawn Funeral Home North on Saturday, February 4 from 1:30 to 3:30. Graveside service will follow at 4:00 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.