Lula Margaret Bickett of Ridgway

Lula Margaret "Mom" "Granny" "Lutzie" Bickett, 87, of Ridgway, Illinois was born on Feb. 16, 1934 in Stanley, Kentucky and died on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at her home.

This is also the anniversary date of her mother's passing in 1984.

Margaret was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Roxie (Hardy) Head of Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. She had five brothers and five sisters, and of those siblings, Leo, Martin, Charlie, Kenneth, George and Sarah have gone before her.

Margaret is survived by her other siblings, Marian Lee, Martha Roussell, Mary Ann Clouse and Wilma Jean Sims, all of Owensboro, Kentucky.

Margaret married Edmund F. Bickett on Jan. 16, 1954, and Edmund preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 2017. Margaret moved from Owensboro to Ridgway around 1962 and she and Edmund were blessed with eight children: Susan (Don) Bachmann; Edmund L. (Linda) Bickett; Janice D. Bickett; Donna (Jeff) Short; Kim (Shannon) Bickett; Tim (Tracy) Bickett; Phillip E. Bickett (deceased); and Laurie Bickett Marti.

Margaret is also survived by 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was an active member of St. Patrick's Pond Settlement for many years. Margaret was a wonderful Granny and loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. She also loved to read and go to the theater.

After raising her children, she became the Pastoral Associate at St. Joseph's Church in Elizabethtown for two years and then became the Pastoral Associate at St. Mary's in Harrisburg for 15 years.

Margaret loved her life and she loved what she did. She has made the ultimate gift, the gift of oneself, by donating her body to St. Louis University School of Medicine.

There will be a remembrance memorial at a later date. Margaret will be greatly missed but will live forever in our hearts and minds. Donations in Margaret's memory are suggested to the Hospice of Southern Illinois, 204 Halfway Road, Marion, IL 62959.

Internet condolences may be made at www.vickeryfuneralchapel.com. Vickery Funeral Chapel in Ridgway is in charge of arrangements.