Mrs. Martha Ellen Barnes Rikand, 85, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025 at home.

Services will be held at a later time in Ellis Grove, IL.

Mrs. Rikand was born January 6, 1940 in Ellis Grove, IL to the late Walter and Ora Lee Meredith Barnes.  She was the widow of Enno Rikand.

She was preceded in death by her siblings, Beatrice, Delmar, John, Donald, Lillian, Estelle, Marie, Doris, Betty, Duane, and Yvonne.

Survivors are her son Andrew Rikand (Lisa) of Luebbering, MO; daughter Elisabeth Dionne (Bruce) of Charlotte, NC; and grandchildren Lauren Rikand, Nicola Rikand, and Abigail Dionne.

Memorials may be made to the Veterans Community Project, 8900 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131   www.veteranscommunityproject.org .

M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Lake Wylie, SC is serving the family of Mrs. Rikand.  

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