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Melvin Cody Hicks

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Melvin Cody Hicks

Birth
Cove, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
Death
27 Mar 2022 (aged 86)
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Cove, Polk County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Melvin Cody Hicks November 14, 1935 - March 27, 2022
Melvin Cody Hicks, age 86, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born November 14, 1935, in Cove, Arkansas to the late William and Minnie Colley Hicks.

Mr. Hicks was an upholsterer by profession and worked at Rose Aircraft. He also started the Sunshine House Daycare in Mena, Arkansas. Melvin enjoyed puzzles, solitaire, playing games with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, reading, and singing in church. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Nazarene Church in Cove, Arkansas. He loved to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys.

Mr. Hicks is preceded in death by his parents, William and Minnie Colley Hicks; his first wife, Lilly Rose; son, Rickey Hicks; and by his great-grandchild, Kyler Williams; brothers, Dwayne and Clovis Hicks; sisters, Rodena Bailey, Eveline Cornelius, Loreda Daniels, and Anita Baker. He is survived by his wife, Janie Hicks; sons, Lonnie Hicks Sr. and Ronnie Wagner and wife Lisa; daughters, Carolyn Calaty and husband Russell, Kathi Miner and husband Gary, and Diana Hicks; grandchildren, Lonnie Hicks Jr. and wife Michelle, Clifford Hicks and wife Erica; Ashley Crow and husband Robert, Corey Hicks and wife Logan, Michaela Wood and husband Daniel, Jason Hicks and wife Michelle, Kimmy Williams and husband Rodney, Martin Wagner, Jennifer Folds and husband Jason, Randall Doxsee and wife Chantal, Kristi Gorman and husband Aaron, and Aaron Miner; 31 great-grandchildren; brothers, Marion Hicks and wife Ada, and Foy Hicks; sister, Lorene Smalley; and by a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Church of the Nazarene in Cove, Arkansas, with Brother Steve Bradley officiating. There will be a visitation at 2:00p.m. prior to service at the church, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Lonnie Hicks Jr., Aaron Miner, Randy Doxsee, Jason Hicks, Rodney Williams, and Aaron Gorman.
Melvin Cody Hicks November 14, 1935 - March 27, 2022
Melvin Cody Hicks, age 86, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born November 14, 1935, in Cove, Arkansas to the late William and Minnie Colley Hicks.

Mr. Hicks was an upholsterer by profession and worked at Rose Aircraft. He also started the Sunshine House Daycare in Mena, Arkansas. Melvin enjoyed puzzles, solitaire, playing games with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, reading, and singing in church. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Nazarene Church in Cove, Arkansas. He loved to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys.

Mr. Hicks is preceded in death by his parents, William and Minnie Colley Hicks; his first wife, Lilly Rose; son, Rickey Hicks; and by his great-grandchild, Kyler Williams; brothers, Dwayne and Clovis Hicks; sisters, Rodena Bailey, Eveline Cornelius, Loreda Daniels, and Anita Baker. He is survived by his wife, Janie Hicks; sons, Lonnie Hicks Sr. and Ronnie Wagner and wife Lisa; daughters, Carolyn Calaty and husband Russell, Kathi Miner and husband Gary, and Diana Hicks; grandchildren, Lonnie Hicks Jr. and wife Michelle, Clifford Hicks and wife Erica; Ashley Crow and husband Robert, Corey Hicks and wife Logan, Michaela Wood and husband Daniel, Jason Hicks and wife Michelle, Kimmy Williams and husband Rodney, Martin Wagner, Jennifer Folds and husband Jason, Randall Doxsee and wife Chantal, Kristi Gorman and husband Aaron, and Aaron Miner; 31 great-grandchildren; brothers, Marion Hicks and wife Ada, and Foy Hicks; sister, Lorene Smalley; and by a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Church of the Nazarene in Cove, Arkansas, with Brother Steve Bradley officiating. There will be a visitation at 2:00p.m. prior to service at the church, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Lonnie Hicks Jr., Aaron Miner, Randy Doxsee, Jason Hicks, Rodney Williams, and Aaron Gorman.


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