Clifford “Shorty” Hicks, age 95, of Yankton, South Dakota died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at his home.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Larry Regynski officiating. Entombment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and SD Army National Guard. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton.
Clifford Harold Hicks was born April 22, 1921 at Avon, SD to Harold and Dora (Johnson) Hicks. He attended school in Tyndall and Mitchell and graduated from Yankton High School in 1939. Clifford then joined the Yankton 147th National Guard Unit which was called into active duty in 1940. He served the next four years in Australia and various South Pacific islands during World War II and was discharged in 1945. Clifford joined the reorganized Yankton National Guard Unit in 1947 and was deployed to Alaska during the Korean Conflict. He remained with the Yankton Unit which was activated to Fort Riley, Kansas during the Berlin Crisis from 1961-1962. Clifford then retired from the military with the rank of Captain.
After returning from WWII, Clifford worked with his father at Hicks Electric in Yankton. He enrolled in Yankton College and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree. In 1963, he began his teaching career at Yankton High School where he taught Algebra until retiring in 1986. He often remarked how much he loved teaching and his students. Shorty had a lifelong love of baseball. His playing career included playing with the Yankton American Legion team, Yankton Merchants, Yankton Terrys, various area town teams, and the Fort Riley, Kansas team where he held the league batting title. After retiring from playing, Shorty went on to coach the Yankton Teeners and umpire throughout the area. He is one of the few persons to be inducted into the SD Baseball Hall of Fame as both a player and umpire.
In 1945, Clifford married Renae Quinnell in Yankton at the Methodist Church. They lived their entire married life in Yankton where they raised two children, Cheryl and Bob. He lived a full and active life, traveling extensively with his wife and at times with extended family and friends. Renae died in 1997 after a prolonged illness in which Clifford devoted himself to her care.
Clifford is survived by his daughter, Cheryl (Mike) Lemon of Yankton; son, Bob Hicks of Arkansas City, KS; three grandchildren: Jake Evans, Amy (Alan) Brott and Tiffany Lemon; four step grandchildren: Brian (Danielle) Lemon, Scott Lemon, Melissa (Pete) Mistich and Marc (Rachel) Lemon; two great grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sally Goetz of Yankton; niece, Carrie Boe and many cousins.
Clifford was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Renae; and grandson, Michael Evans.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Larry Regynski officiating. Entombment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and SD Army National Guard. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton.
Clifford Harold Hicks was born April 22, 1921 at Avon, SD to Harold and Dora (Johnson) Hicks. He attended school in Tyndall and Mitchell and graduated from Yankton High School in 1939. Clifford then joined the Yankton 147th National Guard Unit which was called into active duty in 1940. He served the next four years in Australia and various South Pacific islands during World War II and was discharged in 1945. Clifford joined the reorganized Yankton National Guard Unit in 1947 and was deployed to Alaska during the Korean Conflict. He remained with the Yankton Unit which was activated to Fort Riley, Kansas during the Berlin Crisis from 1961-1962. Clifford then retired from the military with the rank of Captain.
After returning from WWII, Clifford worked with his father at Hicks Electric in Yankton. He enrolled in Yankton College and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree. In 1963, he began his teaching career at Yankton High School where he taught Algebra until retiring in 1986. He often remarked how much he loved teaching and his students. Shorty had a lifelong love of baseball. His playing career included playing with the Yankton American Legion team, Yankton Merchants, Yankton Terrys, various area town teams, and the Fort Riley, Kansas team where he held the league batting title. After retiring from playing, Shorty went on to coach the Yankton Teeners and umpire throughout the area. He is one of the few persons to be inducted into the SD Baseball Hall of Fame as both a player and umpire.
In 1945, Clifford married Renae Quinnell in Yankton at the Methodist Church. They lived their entire married life in Yankton where they raised two children, Cheryl and Bob. He lived a full and active life, traveling extensively with his wife and at times with extended family and friends. Renae died in 1997 after a prolonged illness in which Clifford devoted himself to her care.
Clifford is survived by his daughter, Cheryl (Mike) Lemon of Yankton; son, Bob Hicks of Arkansas City, KS; three grandchildren: Jake Evans, Amy (Alan) Brott and Tiffany Lemon; four step grandchildren: Brian (Danielle) Lemon, Scott Lemon, Melissa (Pete) Mistich and Marc (Rachel) Lemon; two great grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sally Goetz of Yankton; niece, Carrie Boe and many cousins.
Clifford was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Renae; and grandson, Michael Evans.
Clifford “Shorty” Hicks, age 95, of Yankton, South Dakota died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at his home.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Larry Regynski officiating. Entombment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and SD Army National Guard. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton.
Clifford Harold Hicks was born April 22, 1921 at Avon, SD to Harold and Dora (Johnson) Hicks. He attended school in Tyndall and Mitchell and graduated from Yankton High School in 1939. Clifford then joined the Yankton 147th National Guard Unit which was called into active duty in 1940. He served the next four years in Australia and various South Pacific islands during World War II and was discharged in 1945. Clifford joined the reorganized Yankton National Guard Unit in 1947 and was deployed to Alaska during the Korean Conflict. He remained with the Yankton Unit which was activated to Fort Riley, Kansas during the Berlin Crisis from 1961-1962. Clifford then retired from the military with the rank of Captain.
After returning from WWII, Clifford worked with his father at Hicks Electric in Yankton. He enrolled in Yankton College and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree. In 1963, he began his teaching career at Yankton High School where he taught Algebra until retiring in 1986. He often remarked how much he loved teaching and his students. Shorty had a lifelong love of baseball. His playing career included playing with the Yankton American Legion team, Yankton Merchants, Yankton Terrys, various area town teams, and the Fort Riley, Kansas team where he held the league batting title. After retiring from playing, Shorty went on to coach the Yankton Teeners and umpire throughout the area. He is one of the few persons to be inducted into the SD Baseball Hall of Fame as both a player and umpire.
In 1945, Clifford married Renae Quinnell in Yankton at the Methodist Church. They lived their entire married life in Yankton where they raised two children, Cheryl and Bob. He lived a full and active life, traveling extensively with his wife and at times with extended family and friends. Renae died in 1997 after a prolonged illness in which Clifford devoted himself to her care.
Clifford is survived by his daughter, Cheryl (Mike) Lemon of Yankton; son, Bob Hicks of Arkansas City, KS; three grandchildren: Jake Evans, Amy (Alan) Brott and Tiffany Lemon; four step grandchildren: Brian (Danielle) Lemon, Scott Lemon, Melissa (Pete) Mistich and Marc (Rachel) Lemon; two great grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sally Goetz of Yankton; niece, Carrie Boe and many cousins.
Clifford was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Renae; and grandson, Michael Evans.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Larry Regynski officiating. Entombment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and SD Army National Guard. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton.
Clifford Harold Hicks was born April 22, 1921 at Avon, SD to Harold and Dora (Johnson) Hicks. He attended school in Tyndall and Mitchell and graduated from Yankton High School in 1939. Clifford then joined the Yankton 147th National Guard Unit which was called into active duty in 1940. He served the next four years in Australia and various South Pacific islands during World War II and was discharged in 1945. Clifford joined the reorganized Yankton National Guard Unit in 1947 and was deployed to Alaska during the Korean Conflict. He remained with the Yankton Unit which was activated to Fort Riley, Kansas during the Berlin Crisis from 1961-1962. Clifford then retired from the military with the rank of Captain.
After returning from WWII, Clifford worked with his father at Hicks Electric in Yankton. He enrolled in Yankton College and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree. In 1963, he began his teaching career at Yankton High School where he taught Algebra until retiring in 1986. He often remarked how much he loved teaching and his students. Shorty had a lifelong love of baseball. His playing career included playing with the Yankton American Legion team, Yankton Merchants, Yankton Terrys, various area town teams, and the Fort Riley, Kansas team where he held the league batting title. After retiring from playing, Shorty went on to coach the Yankton Teeners and umpire throughout the area. He is one of the few persons to be inducted into the SD Baseball Hall of Fame as both a player and umpire.
In 1945, Clifford married Renae Quinnell in Yankton at the Methodist Church. They lived their entire married life in Yankton where they raised two children, Cheryl and Bob. He lived a full and active life, traveling extensively with his wife and at times with extended family and friends. Renae died in 1997 after a prolonged illness in which Clifford devoted himself to her care.
Clifford is survived by his daughter, Cheryl (Mike) Lemon of Yankton; son, Bob Hicks of Arkansas City, KS; three grandchildren: Jake Evans, Amy (Alan) Brott and Tiffany Lemon; four step grandchildren: Brian (Danielle) Lemon, Scott Lemon, Melissa (Pete) Mistich and Marc (Rachel) Lemon; two great grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sally Goetz of Yankton; niece, Carrie Boe and many cousins.
Clifford was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Renae; and grandson, Michael Evans.
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