1954
Ricky
2017
Ricky Lee Jensen
March 20, 1954 — January 1, 2017
Ricky Lee Jensen, 62, of Holden, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 300 E. Crestview Dr., Odessa, MO 64076. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial with military honors will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Memorials are suggested to the Farris Theater in Richmond, MO, or the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, 1820 W. Webster Ave., Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60614. Memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook page.
Rick was born March 20, 1954 in Ogden, Utah to Ephraim LaFell and Carma Archibald (Leischman) Jensen. He graduated from Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, Utah in 1972.
Rick served in the United States Army from 1972-1978. He retired from the Department of Defense in 2011 after 36 years of service.
Rick was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On March 2, 1991, he married Brenda Gail Hardwick. They were sealed for time and eternity in the Ogden Utah Temple.
Rick had many church callings. He was a District Commissioner in the Boy Scouts of America for the Big Muddy District, enjoying many camping trips and summer scout camps. He loved to share his talent for dutch oven cooking.
Rick was talented in many ways. He was a cast member in numerous plays at the Historic Farris Theater in Richmond, Missouri and was bassist/guitarist in the band, 'Five O'Clock Somewhere."
Rick celebrated 30 years of sobriety January 1. He sponsored many individuals and served in district and regional assignments.
Rick is survived by his mother, Carma Jensen of Utah; his wife, Brenda (Hardwick) Jensen of the home; three children: Airiel Hawkins (Chad) of Arizona; Cody Jensen and Kyle Jensen, both of Holden, Mo; four brothers: Tom (Sherry) Jensen and Dean (Toni) Jensen, of Ogden, Utah; Arnold (Gail) Jensen of Syracuse, Utah; and Kenny (Melinda) Jensen of Plain City, Utah; one sister, Joleen (Ralph) Jensen of Roy, Utah and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ephraim Jensen.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 300 E. Crestview Dr., Odessa, MO 64076. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial with military honors will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Memorials are suggested to the Farris Theater in Richmond, MO, or the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, 1820 W. Webster Ave., Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60614. Memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook page.
Rick was born March 20, 1954 in Ogden, Utah to Ephraim LaFell and Carma Archibald (Leischman) Jensen. He graduated from Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, Utah in 1972.
Rick served in the United States Army from 1972-1978. He retired from the Department of Defense in 2011 after 36 years of service.
Rick was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On March 2, 1991, he married Brenda Gail Hardwick. They were sealed for time and eternity in the Ogden Utah Temple.
Rick had many church callings. He was a District Commissioner in the Boy Scouts of America for the Big Muddy District, enjoying many camping trips and summer scout camps. He loved to share his talent for dutch oven cooking.
Rick was talented in many ways. He was a cast member in numerous plays at the Historic Farris Theater in Richmond, Missouri and was bassist/guitarist in the band, 'Five O'Clock Somewhere."
Rick celebrated 30 years of sobriety January 1. He sponsored many individuals and served in district and regional assignments.
Rick is survived by his mother, Carma Jensen of Utah; his wife, Brenda (Hardwick) Jensen of the home; three children: Airiel Hawkins (Chad) of Arizona; Cody Jensen and Kyle Jensen, both of Holden, Mo; four brothers: Tom (Sherry) Jensen and Dean (Toni) Jensen, of Ogden, Utah; Arnold (Gail) Jensen of Syracuse, Utah; and Kenny (Melinda) Jensen of Plain City, Utah; one sister, Joleen (Ralph) Jensen of Roy, Utah and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ephraim Jensen.
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