Love Co., OK. - Obit for Celerina Hicks

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                       Obit for Celerina Hicks

Graveside services for Celerina "Sally" Hicks, 68, of Leon, were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, October 24, in the Leon Cemetery, with Anthony Ramon officiating.

Mrs. Hicks was born February 3, 1932, in Bebe, Texas, the daughter of Celestino
and Julia Pena. She died Saturday, October 21, 2000, at Mercy Health Love
County in Marietta.

She had lived in Love County most of her life. She and Jimmy Emery Lee "Tex"
Hicks were married on January 12, 1952, in Gainesville, Texas, and he preceded
her in death on October 10, 1972. Mrs. Hicks was a homemaker and enjoyed
sewing, quilting and doing embroidery and needlepoint. She was of the Catholic
faith.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Davie and Kristi Hicks of
Gainesville; two daughters and son-in-law, Yvonne and Chester Carter Jr. of
Gainesville and Eddie L. Thomason and Radio Shelton of Leonard, Texas; one
brother, Johnny Pena of Buckeye, Arizona; nine grandchildren, Dian Lee Gay
Salazar, Jimmie T. Howard, Jason Carter, John and Louana Carter, Dustin E.
Hicks, Timothy Birdwell, Jeremy Hicks, Crystal Tharp and Nathaniel Hicks; and
four great-grandchildren, Kortni Salazar, Kara Salazar, Kassie Salazar and
CaSandra Evon Lee Carter.

Mrs. Hicks was also preceded in death by her parents; and a daughter, Elaine
Hicks Tharp on February 23, 1998.

Serving as pallbearers were Jonafur Boatner, Alfonso Ramon, David Hart, Marion
Gilbert, Kenneth "Stokes" Gilbert and Bodie Gilbert. Honorary pallbearer was
Jimmie Timothy Howard.

Services were under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home.

Published in the Marietta Monitor, Love County, October 27, 2000.