Funeral services for Kenneth Ray Hicks, 65, of Fred will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday December 4, 2008 at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with interment to follow at New Hope Cemetery in Warren. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Hicks died November 29, 2008 at his home.
A native of Kirbyville he was a longtime resident of Fred. Mr. Hicks was a Navy Veteran who proudly served his country during the Cuban Crisis and Vietnam Era and he also served in the Merchant Marines. While in the Navy he served on the USS Everglades, USS Dyers, USS Bordelon and the USS Dewey. He was a IE Tech and supervisor for Ultra Power, in California, Brown and Root, Louisiana Pacific and Temple Inland.
Survivors include wife Mary Bell Hicks of Fred; sons John T. Hicks and wife Jessica of Silsbee, Benjamin M. Hicks and wife Leah of Woodville and William Stephen Hicks of Woodville; brothers Willis L. Hicks of Seattle WA and William Hicks of Fred; sisters Agnes Hicks of CA, Martha Ashworth, Gloria Harvill and Judy Earls, all of Fred; grandchildren Faith Anne Hicks and Benjamin B. Hicks.
