OBITS: Sturgis News, 1998 - Union Co Copied with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Number 3. Obits on page 3 this week. JOHN RICKETTS John Ricketts, 48, Morganfield, died Thursday at 8:am. Survivors include his wife; Becky; one daughter,Christy Willett of Morganfield; two sons, Brian of Morganfield and Danny of Smith Mills; one sister, Mary Kay Higham of Las Vegas, NV; one brother, Jerry Ricketts of Morganfield; two grandchildren, Dara Ricketts and Dylan Willett. Services were at 3pm Sunday at St. Ann Catholic Church with Fr. Patrick M. Bittel officiating. Burial was in St. Louis Cemetery in Henderson. Expressions of sympthay may take the form of contributions to St. Ann School. (In an article about his death that appears on page 1 and is continued on page 5, it states that he died on he and his wife's 27th wedding anniversary. He had retired last month after 30 years as a construction worker. He was a union construction worker out of Evansville and worked on several major projects, including the Aztar Casino complex. He was shot by his brother. ) From: Maria Troutman Date: 27 Jan 1998