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Carroll Rickman

January 28, 1926 — October 27, 2011

CANTON – Calvin Carroll Rickman, age 85, died on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Thomas Merritt Rickman and Flora Katherine Buchanan Rickman Raby. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Coleman, Clarence, and T.M. Rickman; and a granddaughter, Ericka Cook Gaddy. He retired from Champion International in 1988 with 43 years of service. Carroll was a voracious reader, loved crossword puzzles, golfing with his friends, and exercising. He was a United States Army Air Corp veteran of World War II serving as a gunner on a B-29 based in Guam. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Billie Morgan Rickman; a son, Michael Rickman of Atlanta; daughters Melissa Rickman of Clyde and Patsy Cook and her husband, Phil, of Canton; a granddaughter, Amy Cook and her friend, Kevin Raby; six great-grandchildren, Emily, Cade, Shae, Haley, Carrigan, and Brody; and a step-brother, Paul Raby of Enka-Candler. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Canton First Baptist Church with the Reverend Jay Meadows officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to Fall Harvest Fund, Canton First Baptist Church, 74 Academy Street, Canton, NC 28716.

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