The Transylvania Times -

Reeves Ricker, age 95, went on to be one of God’s faithful servants on Jan. 8, 2021.

He was a native of Hot Springs, N.C., and then moved with his wife, the late Mary Lee Sumerel Ricker, to Brevard, where they had two children, a daughter, Janice, and a son, Michael, who passed away as a child. He lived in Brevard for over 70 years.

During his working years in Brevard, he worked with Sealtest Dairy, Ecusta and then he took an opportunity to become a co-owner of the first Lowe’s to come to Brevard located on Asheville Highway, where the Love that Yogurt complex is now located. Then, t...