Ricky Joe Gilbert age 74 of Chickalah Mountain, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.

He was born December 27, 1942 in Calico Rock, Arkansas to the late Lyle & Vivian Hurst Gilbert. He was a Navy Veteran and he was retired from Dow Chemical and Zero Mountain in Russellville.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Perry Gilbert.

Survivors include his wife Patty Gilbert; daughter, Lynn Gilbert & Mark Avery of Danville; sister, Delana Lewis of Russellville;  grandchildren, Kassidy Traigle of Plaquemine, LA; Stefanie Traigle of Dardanelle; Mitchell Traigle of Plaquemine.

Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home Danville and River Valley Crematory Dardanelle