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Submitted: 11/4/12 • Approved: 11/4/12 • Last Updated: 11/8/12 • R777594-G0-S3
January 6, 1938 - July 16, 2009
Married Ola Mae Hicks December 1, 1955
Donald G. Hicks, 71, of Van Buren, died, Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Fort Smith. He was born January 6, 1938 in Booneville, Arkansas.
He was retired after 45 years in the tire recapping business. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church in Van Buren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Stella Hicks.
He was survived by his wife, Ola M. Hicks of the home; three daughters, Brenda Wiedel and her husband Bill of Chapel Hill, TN, Patricia Pinkerton of Van Buren, AR, and Debbie Griffin and her husband, Jeff of Van Buren, AR; four sisters, Peggy Kirgbaum of Charleston, AR, Lillie Harris of Pocola, OK, Shirley Fines of Fort Smith, AR, and Joan Moreland of Washington, IL; one brother, Roy Hicks of Fort Smith, AR; six grandchildren, Jeremy Metheny, Kevin Lairamore, Jamie Perrymore, Brandon Wiedel, Mattison Griffin, and Andy Rankin; as well as 4 great grandchildren.
Funeral service was Monday, July 20, 2009 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Dora Cemetery in Dora under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Olin "Smitty" Smith Jr, Troy Lee Gregory, Steve Johnson, Steve Tankersley, Eddie Oden, and George Woodard.
Honorary Pallbearers were Jerry Gill, Bill Hammock, Wilford Arnold, Pete Newman, and C.J. Newton.
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