Debra Kay Ricketts

Feb. 28, 1958 - Nov. 15, 2015

Date of Service: Nov. 20, 2015

Debra Kay Ricketts

HEYBURN - Debra Kay Ricketts, 57, of Heyburn, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls.

Debra was born in Rupert, Idaho, Feb. 28, 1958, the daughter of Fred Mayer and Avanell (Brown) Mayer. She graduated from Minico High School, the class of 1977, then married Larry Stone a few years later, to which union were born three children, Samuel, Jason, and Heather. They later divorced. She then married Michael Ricketts, and they later divorced.

Aside from being a loving mother to her children, Debra was employed by the J.R. Simplot Company and later became a retail cashier for Schuck’s Autoparts, then Wal-Mart, where she had been employed for the past 12 years leading up to the time of her passing. Through these employment experiences, she made many friendships.

Although Debra spent most of her life in the state of Idaho, she also spent a few years living in Oregon. She loved animals, especially cats, and she also loved to collect various pieces of chicken memorabilia.

She is survived by her daughter, Heather Stone McCray of Burley; three grandchildren, Dakota, Jayden, and Ashlyn McCray; sister, Diane Casper of Heyburn; brothers, Fred Dewayne Mayer (Barbara) of Memphis, Tenn., Robert Mayer of Rupert, and Doug Mayer (Susan) of Rupert.

She is preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Samuel and Jason Stone; and sister, Patricia Mayer.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends and family may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, and from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. Burial will be in Gem Memorial Gardens.