The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 1995              TAG: 9512050260
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B10  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: GREENVILLE                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

JAMES E. RICKS

James Edward ``Ed'' Ricks, 87, died Monday, Dec. 4, 1995, in his home.

Mr. Ricks, a native of Southampton County, Va., moved to Greenville in 1926. Survivors include his wife, Ethel L. Ricks; sisters, Mae Binford of Richmond, Va., Maggie Estelle Russell of Oxford, Md., Erma Louise Jordan of Smithfield, Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Crippled Childrens Hospital, c/o Sudan Temple, P.O. Drawer 490, New Bern, N.C. 28563 or the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, 7005 Holden Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27420.

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