Ricky Eugene Powell, 39, of rural LaFontaine, Indiana, died at 6:30 am, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at his home. He was born February 21, 1979 in Wabash, Indiana to Larry and Aileen (Sparks) Powell.
Ricky was a 1998 graduate of Wabash High School, and received a technical certificate from Ivy Tech College. He married Chirsty Birkey at the LaFontaine United Methodist Church on June 2, 2001. He worked at Intrasect Technology in Wabash. Ricky attended Hope Rising, in Huntington and Lincolnville United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Wabash Wildlife and Sportsman Association and the National Rifle Association. He coached Little League Baseball in Wabash, and also coached the Kosko Dust Devils, a youth shooting team. Ricky enjoyed hunting and was an avid bowler.
He is survived by his wife, Christy Powell and three children, Cayden, Morgan, and Dylan Powell, all of rural LaFontaine; parents, Larry and Aileen Powell of Wabash, and two sisters, Tammy (Jeff) Woolems of Frankfort, Indiana, and Vickie (Scott) Houlihan of Wabash.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Hope Rising, 1131 Etna Avenue, Huntington, Indiana with Rev. Zack Working officiating. Burial will be in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call 2-7pm Friday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, and one hour prior to the service, Saturday, at the church.
Preferred memorial is Wabash Wildlife and Sportsman Association.
The memorial guest book for Ricky may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.