Floyd "Zeke" Elmer Ricketts, 85, of Rudy, Arkansas died March 7, 2023 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

He was born December 3, 1937 in Pea Ridge, Arkansas to Elmer J. Ricketts and Olevia A. Miller Ricketts. He served in the US Army Reserves for eleven years. He raised horses, was a member of the Crawford County Fire Dept., Civil Defense and a reserve deputy with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Barbara Loftin and brother, Jerry Ricketts.

Survivors are his wife, Vanessa Ricketts of Van Buren; a son, Larry Ricketts and wife Anita of Rudy, Arkansas; a daughter, Betty Yarbrough of Illinois; grandchildren, Erik Ricketts, Jerrod Ricketts, Tina King, Machelle Black, Ryan Yarbrough; many great-grandchildren and numerous family and friends in the Pea Ridge area.

A visitation is set for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Pea Ridge with a service to follow at 11. Burial will be in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. Casket Bearers are: Erik Ricketts, Jerrod Ricketts, Danny Ricketts, Harvey Ricketts, Franklin Walker and Doyle Walker.

Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net