Rickie Lawrence Wilson Rickie Lawrence Wilson, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at the Woods Nursing and Rehab in Monticello, AR surrounded by his family. He was born June 14, 1953, in Natchez, MS to the late Benny Jack Wilson and Billie Sue McNeil Wilson. He worked for the Arkansas Highway Department for over forty years and was a bridge inspector for thirty-eight of those years before his retirement. He was inducted into Arkansas Tech Hall of Fame for Football for the Championship Run in 1972 with the Wonder boys. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and tinkering in the shop. He learned how to work on outboard motors when he went to school with his father in Alabama to learn how to work on them in the 1960s. He loved camping at Lake Ouachita and Lake Greeson. He would disappear for two weeks every deer season. He was always picking and teasing, and the ''Rickie Rule'' was the only way when he was around. The people he worked with were always trying to get one on him before he got one on them. He was a member of Pauline Missionary Baptist Church for forty years. He enjoyed being the door greeter at Pauline as well as helping with the grounds committee. He also enjoyed his Sunday school class. Obituary Provided By: |
