William “Ricky” Robert Ricks
William “Ricky” Robert Ricks, age 67, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 7, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He was born December 25, 1950, in Birmingham, to Robert Lee and Maye (Pitts) Ricks. He was a 1968 graduate of Ensley High School and later in life went on to get his Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University. He married Ann Fowler on June 21, 1975, after a whirlwind romance, in which they were engaged after…