Mary Janet Rickey Obituary (1934

Mary Janet Rickey, 86, of Henry, passed away Sunday December 6, 2020, 10:00 pm at St. Margret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Private family graveside services will be held Wednesday December 9, 2020 at Henry Cemetery. David Barajas will officiate. Memorials may be made to MSW Projects. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Henry, Is in charge of arrangements. Mary was born October 24, 1934 in Magnolia, IL to Glen Arthur and Helen R. (Foster) York. She married Donald Norman Rickey on February 5, 1954 at the McNabb United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on January 20, 2017. Surviving are her three children. Donald (Noreen) Rickey, of Murfreesboro, TN, Bradley (Paula) Rickey, and Holly Smith, both of Henry, nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren, two brothers, William (Virginia) York, of Varna and Richard (Roslyn) York, of Ft. Myers, FL. Her parents, one sister, Margret Meredith, and one grandson, Evan Rickey, preceded her in death. Mary was educated in the Hopkins School, McNabb. She was a member of the Henry Baptist Church, where she was an active member, T.O.P.S., and the Recipe Club at the Henry Public Library. Mary was a homemaker and mother to her children. She will be remembered for her bread baking, winning many awards over the years at the M-P Fair.