Herold Jack Rickabaugh

© Enid News and Eagle

03-25-2015

Submitted by: Glenn

© Enid News and Eagle

Herold Jack Rickabaugh was born Oct. 6, 1930, to Jack and Goldie Pitcher Rickabaugh on the farm in Grant County, west of Medford. He graduated from Jefferson School in Jefferson, Okla., in 1949. While in high school he was in the Army Reserve.

After graduation he continued to work on the family farm with his father. Then, he attended school in North Carolina, where he earned a degree in heavy equipment.

After this, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served in the Korean War for two years.

He then came back to the family farm to help his father. He was active in the VFW and served as their district commander.

While assisting his father on the family farm, he started working for Boeing in Wichita, Kan., as a tool man. Then he started working for the U.S. Postal Service in Medford as a rural carrier for 29 years and retired to work full time on the family farm.

His main interests were hunting, fishing and traveling all over the United States and Canada. He was able to travel in the last few years of his life in his RV and loved to take his grandkids for rides in it. He had the gift of “gab” and enjoyed talking with whomever he met. No one was a stranger.

Herold was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Goldie Rickabaugh, and three brothers, Louis, Everett and Buford Rickabaugh.

He is survived by his children, Michael Rickabaugh and wife Tonnya of Enid, and Mitzi Cargo and husband Dayton of Medford; three grandchildren, Vail Cargo, Violet Cargo and Jayden Rickabaugh; two stepgrandchildren, Ashley Byroads and husband Mark of Morris and James Sperry of Enid; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Alyssa and Taylor Byroads; one sister, Phyllis Haltom and husband Rex of Coldwater, Kan.; two nieces, Rex Anne Norris and husband David of Wilmore, Kan., and Patricia Baker and husband Randy of Coldwater, Kan.; and one nephew, Everett Rickabaugh of Emporia, Kan.

Celebration of Life service for Herold Jack Rickabaugh will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Medford, with Pastor Jonathan Gilliland officiating. Burial will be in Wakita Cemetery, with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., Medford. Viewing will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, March 25. (www.lanmanmemori als.com)

Memorials may be made to VFW or National World War II Museum through the funeral home.

(Submitted by family)

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