~ IN MEMORY ~
former DL F/A Bobbie Pickens, widow of DL Capt. Richard
Pickens
February 20, 1931 ~ May 20, 2017
Notification with the passing of Babetta ‘Bobbie’ Barton
Pickens, widow of Delta Captain Richard Rowland Pickens who passed in September
of 2000. Bobbie had most recently resided at 7600 Fairway
Drive, Diamondhead MS 39525-3435.
Obituary information tells us that private services will
be held ... Edmond Fahey Funeral Home entrusted with
arrangements.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary.....................
Babetta "Bobbie" Pickens, age 86, passed away, Saturday, May
20, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. Bobbie grew up in Louisiana and Jackson,
Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College and Louisiana State University. After
college, she went to work for Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant and met her
husband, a pilot for Delta. She eventually settled in New Orleans and raised a
family of three boys with her husband, Richard Pickens. Bobbie also owned and
operated a popular arts and crafts store in Metairie, Louisiana during the
1970's. After her kids grew up, she headed to Diamondhead, Mississippi to enjoy
her retirement. Bobbie lived in Diamondhead for the last twenty years and
cherished spending time with family, friends, and bridge partners. She was
preceded in death by her parents, her brother, and her husband, Richard Pickens.
Survivors include her three sons and her seven grandchildren. A private memorial
service will be held. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis, MS is in
charge of the arrangements.
Edmond Fahey Funeral Home (228) 467-9031
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~ IN MEMORY ~ DL Captain Richard R. Pickens, based
MSY
December 12, 1929 ~ September 24,
2000
Capt. Pickens joined Delta Air
Lines 09-10-1956 and was based MSY.
Richard Rowland Pickens, 70, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, in
Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Pickens was a native of New Albany and had been a resident
of Diamondhead for the past four years. He was retired as a pilot with Delta
Airlines and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a Baptist and was a member
of Sigma MHI Fraternity.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil Aubrey and Mary
Beulah Rowland Pickens.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Pickens of Diamondhead;
three sons, Richard R. Pickens II of New Orleans, Bart Pickens of Perkinston and
Cecil R. Pickens of Boston; a sister, Cecile Pickens of Costa Mesa, Calif., and
a grandchild.
Interment will be in Gulf Coast Memorial Cemetery and
Mausoleum in Bay St. Louis.
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