Mr. Ricky Lee Little, age 56, of Jefferson passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Russell Hart and Rev. Elliott Osowitt officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from 12:00-2:00 pm, two hours prior to the funeral service at Boone Family Funeral Home. Mr. Little was born in Ashe County to the late Bruce James Little and Johnsie Nell Roten Little. He worked as a technician for Blue Ridge Energies. He is survived by a daughter, Brandi Little Donaldson and husband, Barrett, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; his mother, Johnsie Little, of Jefferson; three sisters, Carolyn Johnson, of Jefferson, Patricia Davis and husband, Joseph, of Creston and Debbie Trivette and husband, Tommy, of Mooresville; a brother, Dennis Little and wife, Cheryl, of Virginia; two granddaughters, Hayden Donaldson and Ashton Donaldson, both of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; several nieces and nephews also survive.