Eddie Ricks, 68, of Lumberton, Mississippi, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his residence.

Graveside services will be at Biloxi National Cemetery located at 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS, 39531 on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends and have visitation from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday at White Funeral Home, 315 Highway 11 South, Poplarville, MS, 39470.

Mr. Ricks was born October 27, 1946 in Pensacola, Florida to Edward Lyall and Betty Martin Ricks, II. He was a retired oilfield project manager and a United States Air Force veteran.

Family members include two children, Troy Ricks, Lorena (Joshua) Bergeron; one sister, Edith Lewis; eight grandchildren, David Wayne Dunn, Jr., Decoda Dunn, Victoria Dunn, Gabriel Bergeron, Michael Bergeron, Wyatt Bergeron, Vanessa Dunn, and Sarah Bergeron.

He is preceded in death by his parents.