Freeda O. Ricks (nee: Smart) age 99. Born in Rector, Arkansas on December 18, 1915. Passed from this life on December 30, 2014. Married Floyd G. Ricks on June 23, 1938. Loving wife of the late Floyd G. Ricks; beloved daughter of the late Hollens and Edith Smart; devoted mother of Carolyn S. (James) Scott, Linda K. Allen, Mary E. (Jack) Groeper, and Betty A. (Bruce) Burt; cherished grandmother of thirteen; many loving great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; dear sister of Glen (Pat) Smart; beloved aunt and a dear friend to many. She is preceded in death by her son Donald C. Ricks, grandson Greg Kincaid, sister Vada Smart, and brother Doyle Smart.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church - O'Fallon, Missouri.