R.B. Bickings

MORLEY, Mo. -- R.B. Bickings, 77, of House Springs, Missouri, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at SSM St. Clair Medical Center in Fenton, Missouri.

He was born Sept. 25, 1937, in Morley to Fred Durell and Gladys Margaret Griswell Bickings. He married Diana Dalrymple on June 21, 1963.

R.B. was a retired lineman with CIPS Ameren UE. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in High Ridge, Missouri.

Survivors include his wife, Diana, of the home; a son, Kevin (Michele) Bickings of Fenton; two grandsons, Dylan and Ryan Bickings of Fenton; two brothers, Charles (Barb) Bickings of Plainwell, Michigan, and Rick Bickings of Jonesboro, Illinois; and a sister, Wanda Cobb of Sikeston, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel, with the Rev. Chris Lynbarger officiating. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery at Morley.

Online condolences may be made at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.