Atoka County, Oklahoma - obits: George M. Hicks 1925 - Stringtown, OK ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ruth Callahan February 11, 2002 ************************************************************************ The Indian Citizen-Democrat February 12, 1925 George Hicks In Memory of George Hicks On last Wednesday, at Walters, Oklahoma, George Hicks was most cruelly shot down by his father-in-law. Our happy home was once enjoyed How sweet the memories cling. But his untimely death has left Loneliness when can never be filled. Sad and sudden was the call for one so dearly loved by all. There was no chance to say farewell to his loving wife or family. Dearest son, we do miss you since from earth you passed away and our hearts are aching sorely as we think of you today. Five days has passed and yet it seems you are not so far away. Our sweetest comfort is that some day again we will meet. For heaven is made for those we love, the beautiful and true and God had taken him above to build a home for you. I pray that justice may be meted out to his assassin and I believe that my friends will stay with me now. I wish to thank those from Stringtown who were so kind to come and assist in time of need. I pray for strength that I may hold out until justice is meted out to the one that so cruelly murdered him. Written by his old father, G. C. Hicks. [George Cicero Hicks] [Note: George was shot five times in the heart with a .38 by his mother-in-law, Euphrasie Forrest. She had been upset by the fact that her daughter, Cora Forrest, had eloped with George less than three months before. The couple had been living in Stringtown with relatives but, in an effort to reconcile differences, they returned to Walters on February 4th to visit Cora’s parents. Within 15 minutes of entering the house, George was dead. The court found the mother insane and the father, A. B. Forrest, was tried in Cotton County as a co-conspirator. George’s father had the body brought back to Atoka for burial.]