Funeral services for Ricky John Gilliam, 52, of Cashion, OK will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Cashion Christian Church, Cashion with Pastor Henry Reid of Seventh Day Adventist Church of Joshua, TX officiating.

Burial will follow at Cashion Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Smith-Gallo Funeral Home, Guthrie, OK.

Ricky was born on September 20, 1956 in Muskogee, OK to Olen F. and Hulda L. (Haffner) Gilliam. He died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in Dallas, TX.

Ricky was a member of Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Oklahoma City, OK and loved fishing, bowling, four-wheeling, and road trips with his family and friends.

He is survived by one brother Randy Gilliam and wife Dana of Burleson, TX; one sister Vicky Beutler and husband Buddy of Cashion; four nephews Ethan Gilliam and wife Katie and their daughter Aubrey of Arlington, TX, Justin Gilliam of Richardson, TX, Damon Gilliam and wife Danae of Grand Prairie, TX, and Trey Beutler and wife Danielle and their children Dustyn, Boedy, and Bryson of Cashion; and niece Alisha Downing and husband Matthew and their son Oliver and daughter on the way of Edmond, OK.

Ricky is preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be held at Smith-Gallo Funeral Home on Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653.