Brandon Seth Ricks

Brandon Seth Ricks, 40, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, formerly of Maurice, Louisiana, died Monday, March 30, 2015, in Harrison County, Mississippi. The son of Melvin Royce Ricks, Jr. and Debra Ann (Courville) Rowntree, he was born November 15, 1974 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Brandon graduated with honors from Chickasha High School in 1993 and then went to flight school and obtained his pilot's license. He went to work for T&M Aviation in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1998, where he was currently employed as a forestry helicopter pilot. Brandon married Colleen Erin Moore on December 15, 2001 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blanchard and participated in all the church's activities. Brandon was an amazing father and enjoyed spending quality time with his wife and children, sitting and talking, studying the Bible and praying together. Brandon was present at all of his kids' sporting events, cheering them on. He loved the outdoors and going hunting and fishing with his son. He enjoyed father/daughter dates and shared birthday celebrations with his daughter. He was a loving son and a devoted husband. He will be missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Melvin Ricks, Sr.; grandparents, Max and Lucille Rowntree; and one uncle, Dyke B. Rowntree.

Brandon is survived by his wife of 13 years, Colleen Ricks; one daughter, Kaitlynn Ricks; and one son, Hunter Ricks, all of Blanchard; his mother, Debra Rowntree and her husband, Doug, of Louisiana; his father, Melvin Ricks and his wife, Cheryl, of Georgia; one brother, Brian Ricks and his wife, Carolyn, of Texas; grandmother, June Ricks of Blanchard; grandparents, Julius and Betty Courville of Louisiana; aunts and uncles, Steve Ricks and his wife, Linda, of Blanchard, Becky McClendon of Texas, Kenneth Courville and his wife, Tina, of Louisiana, Tim Courville and his wife, Michele, of Massachusetts, Dirk Rowntree and his wife, Jean, of New York, Dana Rowntree of Oklahoma City, and Dala Rowntree of Texas; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blanchard. Burial will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to The Brandon Ricks Memorial Fund, c/o Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, P.O. Box 238, Blanchard, OK 73010, to establish The Ricks Fellowship Camp. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.