| Helen Idella Ricketts |


| Helen Idella Ricketts was born in 1924, the daughter of Reuben Edward Ricketts and Annie Marie (Jones) Ricketts. Idella married James Lynch and they had three children: Sylvia, Betty Jo (who passed away as an infant), and James "Jimmy" Lynch, Jr. Read Idella's Poems Read Sylvia's Writing |
















| (L to R) Idella holding sister Elaine, Ray (in plant), Marion petting the dog Spot. |
| Above: Idella and sister Marion Below: Idella & daughter Sylvia |

| Back row (L-R) Idella, her mother Marie Ricketts, Marie's mother Annie Jones. Front: Sylvia Lynch and her uncle Danny Ricketts. |


| ABOVE: Mr. & Mrs. James Lynch BELOW: Danny, Idella holding Sylvia |
| Sylvia & Jimmy Lynch, cousins Joan Ricketts and Mark Reynolds |
| Sylvia & Danny on porch swing |
| Christmas 1951 - Front row (L-R) Bonnie Gibson, "Sonny Boy" McKinney, holding brother Jimmy Lynch, Danny Ricketts. Adults in back: James Lynch, Willie Lewis, Idella Lynch. |
| Idella & James at their 25th Wedding Anniversary |
| ABOVE: Annie Jones, Lucy Lynch Wiles, Marie Ricketts, Idella Lynch, Sylvia Matthews |
| Idella, Jimmy, James, Amie with her son Caleb, Jamie, Sandy with her two boys, Nancy with Tatum (Amie's daughter). Jamie, Amie and Sandy are Jimmy's children. |
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| Wesley, his parents Nanci & David, grandparents Sylvia & John |
| Idella and great-grandchildren Caleb & Tatum |
| Jo Michelle and mom Sylvia |
| Cowboy John |
| Nancy & Jimmy |

| Jamie with his granddad James Lynch |
| Jimmy & Nancy Lynch relaxing. . . . . |
| Wesley is a musician |
| Jo Michelle |

| 1970s - Idella & James Lynch, Nancye & Danny Ricketts |

| Idella, James and their children Sylvia and Jimmy |