Richard Lewis "Ricky" Barnes III, 16, of Traverse City, formerly of California, died Fri, Aug 2.
He was born in San Pedro, CA, on Feb 7, 1986, the son of Rick Barnes Jr and Teddi (Cordelius) Barnes.
Ricky enjoyed spending time with his friends, loved listening to music and enjoyed skateboarding, ice skating, swimming, playing video games, and going to North Barr Lake with Nick, Will and the gang. He especially enjoyed comedy and making people laugh.
He is survived by his mother Teddi Barnes of Traverse City; Rick Barnes of Elk Rapids; two sisters, Jennifer (Ted) Petroff of Garden City and Susan (Randy) Bott of Kingsley; two nieces Kaylee and Christa; a nephew, Kyle; grandmother, Harry Bess Cordelius of Detroit; grandfather, Richard Barnes Sr of Eastport; grandfather, Don Grundel of Elk Rapids; godmother Aunt Diane Wisner and godfather Uncle Larry Sobczak.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Betty Gurndel, and grandfather, Joseph Cordelius.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Wed, Aug 7, at 11 am at First Christian Church with visitation beginning at 10 am Pastor Larry Ross will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Cure Our Children Foundation. Arrangements were entrusted to the Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
