Marguerite E. Rickards, 87, of Selbyville, Del., passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Del. She was born July 11, 1930, in Selbyville, Del., daughter of the late Frank Lynch and Edna (Figgs) Lynch. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, Rickards was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Franklin Rickards Sr., in 2001; two brothers, Robert James Lynch and Frank Lynch; and a sister, Reba Lynch. She is survived by five children, Letitia Hudson and her companion, Daniel Wenner, of Millsboro, Del., Lester Franklin Rickards Jr. and his wife, Susie, of Frankford, Del., Marguerite Eckman and her husband, Robert, of Selbyville, Millie Collins and her husband, Brad, of Frankford, and Lora Lynch and her husband, Scott, of Laurel, Del.; a sister, Mildred Quillen of Fenwick Island, Del.; five grandchildren, Shawn Rickards, Tiffany Latchum, Travis Rickards, Gabby Goehringer and Bradley Collins II; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services and burial were to be private. The family requested no flowers, but memorial donations may be made to Delaware Hospice Center; 100 Patriots Way; Milford, DE 19963. Condolences may be sent online at www.melsonfuneralservices.com.