Birthdays: Milton D. Hickman, 1981, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 4, 1981 Winn Parish Enterprise News American

100th Birthday

Milton D. Hickman, affectionately known as "Uncle Doc", celebrated his 100th
birthday Saturday afternoon, October 24, 1981, at Parkview Nursing Home in
Winnfield.  Hickman, who has been a resident of the home since 1975, was
feted with a surprise birthday party attended by a large number of nursing
home residents and personnel, his son of Montgomery, and other relatives, and
many friends.  The honoree had a beautiful birthday cake decorated with "Happy
100th Birthday, Uncle Doc" motif.  Ice cream, cookies, and punch were also
served, and the honoree received many gifts.  The Ardis McElroy band group
provided music.  Mr. Hickman, born in Montgomery on October 24, 1887, is spry
and lively and tells interesting tales of having gone west to work on the
railroad, returning to his native Montgomery to farm and work in the lumber
mills operated by steam engines.  He is the father of two sons, Bernard
Hickman of Montgomery, and the late M. D. Hickman, Jr., whom he outlived.  He
is also the grandfather of Mrs. Carolyn Miley (his oldest granddaughter) and
the great grandfather of her two children, Kirk and Leah Long, of Winnfield. 
Included with the large number of guests attending the birthday celebration
were his one surviving sister, 88 year old Mrs. A. M. Barnes, her daughter,
Mrs. Jerry Stroud, and Mrs. Stroud's daughter and her two children, Mrs. Vicki
Vicki Grantadams, Kylie and Brock, all of Winnfield.