Kenneth Ricks Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Kenneth Ricks of Germantown, Maryland, who passed away on September 7, 2021 at the age of 74. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Kenneth Ricks to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his father Vincent M. Ricks, Sr.; his wife Wanda Duffin; his children, Tonia Naylor, Caroline Ricks Dement, Kent, David Ricks, Erik Smith (EJ) and Aaron Duffin; his grandchildren, Nikki Tricksey (Darryl), Tyler K. Dement, Cara Dement, Khamal Barrett-Ricks, Diego Ricks-Navarro, Kayla Ricks-Navarro, Gabriela Ricks, Ashley Smith, Amari, Cameron Smith, Tanesha Duffin, James McAllister (YJ) and Aaron Duffin, Jr.; his great grandchildren, Cameron Duffin-Barber, Kayden Wright and Christian Smith; his brother Vincent Ricks, Jr. (Susie); his siblings-in-law, Jerry Lyles (Joyce) and Sharon Ellison (Charles); his aunts, Mary B. Lyons (James) and Margaret Simons (James); his uncle Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.; his nieces and nephews, Michael Curtis (Kerry), Eric Ricks, Vincent Ricks, III, Christina Ricks (John) and Ursula Ricks; his cousins, Lawrence "Chucky" Dyson and John Ernest Palmer; his close friends, Monte, Robin Hill, Doris Copeland and Al Green; his mother Bernetta Hawkins Ricks; his sister Angela Curtis; his brother-in-law Philip Lyles; his parents-in-law, George and Margaret Lyles; and his grandparents, Kermit, Virginia Hawkins, Kenneth and Alicia Ricks.