Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hansen Hicks, Vera Leona August 25, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com September 1, 2005, 2:41 am The Tehachapi News Vera Leona Hansen Hicks April 27, 1923 – Aug. 25, 2005 Vera Leona Hansen Hicks, 82, passed peacefully away in the early hours of Thursday, Aug. 25, in Reno, Nev. Vera moved to Monolith with her family in 1932. She attended Tehachapi High School, where she was student body president, and graduated in 1941 as valedictorian of her class. She is the daughter of LaSalle and Vida Hansen, longtime Tehachapi residents. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Harold H. Hicks, of Sparks, Nev.; daughter, Lynn Emery-Wetzel, of Fresno; son, Chad H. Hicks, of Sparks, Nev.; sisters, Ruth Johnson, of Kalispell, Mont., Lois Elms, of Bakersfield; and Beth Anthony, of Tehachapi; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was born in Brigham City, Utah, and lived in Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Woodlake and Fresno. She moved to Sparks in 1994. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m., with viewing at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2955 North Rock Blvd., Sparks, Nev. Graveside service will be Friday, Sept. 2, at 11 a.m. at the Eastside Cemetery in Tehachapi. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. http://www.tehachapinews.com/obits.html Volume 106 - No. 20 Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2005 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/hansenhi8941gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb