Carroll Rickard, 68, of Madisonville died at 4:25 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2009, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ky.

He was born December 7, 1940, in Hopkins County, Ky., to the late Gerlie Rickard and Olia May Rickard. He retired from Pyro Coal Company. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Rickard; two brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by a daughter, Debbie Downing of Beulah, Ky.; two sons, C.W. Rickard of Dawson Springs and Charles Keith Rickard of Madisonville; one sister, Carolyn Rogers of Terre Haute, IN.; two brothers, Earl W. Rickard of Bristol, TN. and Gerlie V. Rickard of Nashville, TN.; Seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday October 8, 2009, in Grapevine Cemetery in Madisonville, Ky. with Bro. Garland Rickard officiating.

Pallbearers will be Matt Rickard, Jeremy Rickard, C.W. Rickard, Kevin Crook, Jason Greenwell, and John Wells.

Friends may call from 11a.m. till 12:30pm Thursday at Harris Funeral Home.