HICKS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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HICKS, Abner Eugene 1895 - 1969

Abner Eugene Hicks, the son of John Franklin and Ella Hicks, was born October 25, 
1895, at Shell City, Missouri. He died April 11, 1969, at the General Hospital in 
Clinton, Missouri. On March 24,1917, he married Vena Mae Marquis, at Schell City, 
Missouri. In 1927 they moved to Clinton. To this marriage there was born eight 
children. Survivors included his wife, Vena, of the home; five sons, Charles, 
Kansas City, Birney, Clinton, Kenneth, Wade, and Earl all of Harrisonville; three 
daughters, Mrs. Catherine Onwiler, Windsor, Mrs. Shirley Petty, Sedalia, and Mrs. 
Ella Harrill, Clinton. Also four brothers; John, Fowlerville, Michigan; Frank. 
Independence; Wade, Kansas City; and Charles, Schell City; and two sisters, 
Bertha Beaird, Schell City, Evelyn Lukenbill, Nevada; and twenty-one 
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Hicks joined the Baptist Church of 
Schell City on December 3, 1910. He had his membership moved to the First 
Baptist Church of Clinton in the year 1948. He sang in both churches and 
accompanied Reverend Wade Johnson, well known evangelist on many revivals as 
singer. In addition to the fore mentioned relatives, Mr. Hicks will be sadly missed 
by a large number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held 
Monday, April 14, at two o'clock p.m. at the Vansant Funeral Home. Rev. Loie Allen 
officiated. Final resting place is in Englewood Cemetery. Mrs. Nadine Cunning, 
organist, accompanied Lewis Delozier as he sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and 
"Beyond The Sunset. Pallbearers were Clay Groff, Gabe Searcy, Eddie Walters, Bill 
Harrelson, M. P. Hallford and Kennety Meadows. 


HICKS, Charles Kenneth 1911 - 1993

Charles Kenneth Hicks, 82, Holden, passed away Tuesday, Mary 11, 1993 at John 
Knox Village Care Center in Lee's Summit. He was born February 24, 1911 in 
Claremore, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur E. and Minnie June (Robinson) Hicks. He 
had lived in the Holden community most of his life and was a farmer. He was a 
member of the Birchwood Baptist Church in Independence. He leaves two 
nephews, Ernest Gudde, Holden, and Robert Hicks, Tampa, FL; and many 
grandnieces and nephews. Graveside services were held at Pittsville Cemetery 
near Holden at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 13, 1993, under direction of Ben Cast & Son-
Wood Funeral Home, Holden. The Rev. Lindy Reed officiated.


HICKS, Kenneth Marquis 1925 - 1975

Kenneth Marquis Hicks was born July 18, 1925 at Schell City, Missouri,
and passed away at Harrisonville, Missouri on January 1. He was preceded in 
death by his father and mother, Abner and Vena Hicks. On July 10, 1945 he was 
married to Margie Faye Campbell, and to this union four children were born who 
survive. The children include one daughter, Patricia Ann Brown of Kansas City, 
and three sons, Kenneth J. of Pleasant Hill, Henry Eugene of the U.S. Marines, and 
Jimmy Ray of the home. Three sisters and four brothers also survive: Catherine 
Onwiler of Windsor, Ella Harrill of Clinton, Shirley Petty of Sedalia, Charles of 
Kansas City, Birney of Clinton, Wade and Earl of Harrisonville; five grandchildren, 
nieces and nephews, a host of friends and neighbors. He was a member of the 
First Baptist Church of Clinton. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army 
from 1943-1945 in which 71/2 months was as a prisoner of war. He worked at 
the Bendix Corp. in Kansas City for 13 years. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. 
January 5, at the Vansant Funeral Home with Reverend Russell Adams officiating. 
Burial was in the Urich Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bud Harding, A. L. Hibdon, 
Robert Henry, Jack Luckenbill, Dennis Laughlin and Robert Campell.

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