Funeral service for Howard Tickle, age 52, of Ridgeland, Miss., was at 11 a.m., Monday, June 30, 2008, at Bolton-Letlow Chapel. Burial followed at Forest Crest Cemetery in Birmingham. Visitation was Monday from 9:30-11 a.m. at Bolton-Letlow Funeral Home.

Mr. Tickle, who passed away Thursday, June 26, 2008, at his home, was born Dec. 4, 1955.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Pate Tickle; two sons, Michael (Tasha) Tickle and Chris Tickle; three grandchildren, Valerie, Maggie and Dylan Tickle; one brother, David (Lynn) Tickle; and a host of other family and friends.

Bolton-Letlow Funeral Home directed