Michael 'Mike' Ricard

Michael 'Mike' Ricard Nashville, TN Saturday, December 6, 2014, transitioned from this life to live eternally with his Heavenly Father.  Mike was born November 5, 1946 to parents, Wiley Anthony Ricard and Hazel Walker Ricard in Martinsville, VA. He loved his Country, and in 1966, exercised his patriotic duty and enlisted into the United States Army. He served honorably for six years, which included two years in Vietnam. Preceding him in death was his father, Wiley Anthony Ricard, mother, Hazel Walker Ricard, and grandmother, Ardelia Keyes Walker. Mike was especially close to his grandmother.  He leaves to cherish his memory his son, Drake Douglas (Amie) Ricard, Franklin, KY; daughter, Michelle Danielle Ricard (Mathew) Rowland, Knoxville, TN; devoted friend, Jackie Flournoy; brothers, Claude (Diane) Ricard, Hawthorne, NY, Paul (Norma) Ricard, Martinsville, VA, Louis Ricard, Charlotte, NC, Claudia Ricard, Fayetteville, NC; grandchildren, Cierra and Gaven (Ricard), Evelyn and Coralie Rowland; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends, Sherry (Knowland) Baskerville, Sandy Flournoy and Evon White. Family visitation Friday, December 12, 2014 from 10-11 a.m. with funeral to follow at Faith Life Church, 917 Bell Rd., Antioch, TN. Pastor Henry Coles, Jr., Eulogist.  Terrell Broady Funeral Home, (615) 244-4755 Send flowers to the service of Michael 'Mike' Ricard