George Hicks

Visitation

After 6:00 PM

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa

Rosary

7:00 PM

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 Am

Monday, July 9, 2007

Sacred Heart Church, Templeton, Iowa

Interment

Sacred Heart Cemetery, Templeton, Iowa

   George Ralph, son of Pearl and Della (Smith) Hicks, was born March 23, 1919, at Cherokee, Iowa. He began his schooling in Cherokee and when his family moved to the Audubon area he continued his education in rural school north of Audubon. George began his trucking career as a teenager in the Audubon area.

  On December 24, 1945, George was united in marriage with Ann Prebeck at Jackson, MN.  Three children were born into this union.  The couple purchased a restaurant in Templeton and later bought Midway Caf and Truck Stop, locally known as Hicks Corner, Hicks Oil Company or Templeton Corner.  During these years, the family enjoyed spending weekends at Lake View. After they retired in 1977 the couple moved to Mountain Home, AR, wintering in Weslaco, TX. Later they moved to Russellville, AR.  After Anns death in 2001, George moved to Westwood Knolls Apartments in Carroll, IA. Throughout his life, George enjoyed dancing and playing cards. He always felt that Templeton was his home.

   When his health began to fail, George entered St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll and was then transferred to Trinity Regional Medical Center in Ft. Dodge where he died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at the age of 88 years, 3 months and 10 days.

   Preceding him in death are his parents; wife Ann Hicks; son-in-law Jerry Kitt; two brothers Jim Hicks, in infancy, and Howard Hicks; and four sisters Evelyn Hicks, in infancy, twins Margaret Rudolph and Marie Lacy and Gladys Hicks.

   George is survived by his three children: Ione Kitt of Ft. Dodge; Larry Hicks and wife Lois of Russellville, AR and Ralph Hicks of Apache Junction, AZ; 11 grandchildren: Cindy and husband Larry Roosa; Allen Kitt and wife Deb; Roxanne and husband Chuck Hutchinson; Mona and husband Keith Everson; Laura and husband Mark Johnson; Rick Petersen; Thea and husband Doug Bower; Doug Hicks and wife Pam; Delia Osborne and husband Randy Hagge; Darsi and husband Jim Kautzky; and Daniel Hicks; 23 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.