Ruth was born on July 27, 1933 to William Marcus Reeves and Jessie Eugene (Williams) Reeves in Bessemer, AL. She graduated from Bessemer High in 1951.
She met Roy Dickerson of Birmingham, AL in 1953. They married in 1954 and went on to have two children Dianne and William Marcus “Marc.”
They lived in Alabama, Florida and California before settling in Issaquah in 1973. An amazing homemaker, Ruth also worked for the Issaquah Press and Issaquah Travel. She had many trips to faraway places and especially enjoyed seeing the animals on her African safari, she loved her giraffes.
When Roy retired, they moved to Whidbey Island where they golfed and enjoyed good times with a close group of long-standing friends until Roy’s death in 1999.
In 2002 she married Jim Metzer and moved to Sequim where they lived until returning to Issaquah in 2008.
She was predeceased by her first husband Roy Dickerson, brother William Marcus “Billy” Reeves Jr., sisters Mary Plant, Margaret Nabors, Jean Baird and stepdaughter Becky Ziebarth. She is survived by husband Jim Metzer, children Dianne Dickerson (Wayne) Marc Dickerson (Yvette) stepdaughters Barbara Fox (Brian), Teri Thompson (John), and Janet (Wick) Wickre, grandchildren Myste Noelle and Josh Dickerson and several step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, August 25, 11:00 AM at Town Hall, Providence Point in Issaquah.
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