Funeral services for Thomas “Ricky” Word, of Point, will be held on Friday, February 21, at 2:00 p.m., at the Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Hooker Cemetery in Point.
Mr. Word, 72, died on February 12, 2025. He was born on December 27, 1952. He grew up in Bearden, Ark., working on the family farm. He worked as a commercial logger and owned and operated his own diesel mechanic shop for heavy equipment. He served in the US Air Force for six and a half years. In 1971 he married Patricia Word (Tamburo). He had an adventurous spirit and enjoyed fishing and motorcycles. He was a gun enthusiast and a black belt in combat karate. His family was his proudest accomplishment.
He is survived by his wife; children, Rhonda Pearson and Eric, Tommy Word, Brint Word and Sara; grandchildren, Zachary Pearson and Alena, Victoria Burns and James, Kaden Pearson, Devon Word and Haylee, Christian “CJ” Word and Amber, Logan Word, Madison Word and Brantley Word; great-grandchildren, Haven Word, Gideon Word, Isla Word, Lincoln Bentle, Marcy Burns, Luna Burns, Kinsley Burns, Lyndon Burns, and Ellowynne Burns; siblings, Linda Burns, Sammy Word and Debbie, Robby Word and Brenda, David Word and Trudie, and Tony Word and Susan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Wesley Word and Louise Word (Lee).
A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, at 1:00 p.m., at Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home.