Obituary of Robert F. Hicks
Please share a memory of Robert to include in a keepsake book for family and friends.
Mr. Robert Ford Hicks, Sr. age 76, of Moretz Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, and a native of Watauga County, died Sunday morning, November 14, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born January 16, 1934 in Watauga County, he was a son of Leander and Ivalee Hicks. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Hicks was a member of the former Piney Grove United Methodist Church and attended Antioch Baptist Church in Mountain City. He was a retired carpenter.
Ford is survived by his wife, Shelba Hess Hicks of the home; one sister, Nora Mae Hicks, one brother, Joe Hicks, both of Banner Elk, and two of his best friends, Willis Hess and Millie Dugger.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Robert Ford Hicks, Jr., and two brothers, Grover Garfield and Arthur Dean Hicks.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday evening, November 16th , 2010 at 7:30 at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Clyde Campbell and Rev. Kenny Ray Vaught. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 7:30, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes.
Military rites and graveside services will be conducted Wednesday morning, November 17th, at 11 o�clock at the Piney Grove Cemetery on Rominger Road.
Online condolences may be sent to our website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory in Boone is serving the Hicks family.