Sharon Kay Ricker

Sharon Kay Ricker obituary, Clinton, MO

Sharon Kay Ricker

Sharon Ricker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Consalus Funeral Home - Clinton on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Sharon Kay Ricker, 80, Hermitage, MO, died, August 2, 2025, at Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO.
Sharon was born April 20, 1945, in Independence, MO, to Jesse Orville Green and Claire Virginia Simpson in Independence, MO.
Sharon worked as a nanny and in various childcare positions
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carl Ricker, brothers, Jesse Green, Jr., Virgil Green, Henry Green, and Richard Green, and her sister, Elizabeth Eunice Molder.
She is survived by her sister, Carolyn Sue Goucher, Independence, MO, son, John Carr, Clinton, MO, grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews.
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