Jessie Virginia (West) Ricketts passed away at Meadowbrook Residential Care on August 9, 2015 at the age of 94 years. She was born on October 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Charles and Laura (Hughes) West.
Jessie is survived by two children; John and wife Sheila Ricketts of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Toni and husband Jim Erpenbach of Ironton, Missouri; four grandchildren: Heather Mura, Lindsey Harper, Todd Erpenbach, and Travis Erpenbach; seven great grandchildren, two step great grandchildren, and three step great-great grandchildren as well as a host of other friends and relatives.
Jessie was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother Marion West. She served many years as a member of the Arcadia Valley Lady Elks Auxiliary and was a member of the Arcadia Valley United Methodist Church.