OBIT: Samuel Creighton HICKS, 1917, formerly of Blair County, PA

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SAMUEL CREIGHTON HICKS

  Samuel Creighton Hicks died at his home in Missouli, Montana, 
Tuesday, November 20, 1917, of laboring pneumonia after an illness of 
but a few days.  He was aged 48 years, 10 months and 20 days.
  Samuel Hicks was a son of P. N. and Mary Hicks, who for many years 
were well known residents northwest of town, now both deceased.  He was 
born at Maria Forge January 1, 1869, afterwards removing to this place 
with his parents.
  About 28 years ago he left this place and located in the west.  He 
was employed as an engineer on the Northern Pacific railroad and had 
been connected with that road for the past fifteen years.  He was a 
member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, also had high 
standing in the Masonic order, being a Thirty-second degree Scottish 
Rite Mason.
  The deceased was never married and is survived by one sister and four 
brothers:  Mrs. George Liebegott, residing northwest of town; W. F. and 
P. N. Hicks, of Monmouth, Illinois, A. C. Hicks, of this place, and G. 
W. Hicks of Galesburg, Illinois.
  His body was brought east, arriving here Sunday evening and taken to 
the home of his brother Curtain.  Funeral services were held Monday 
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal church, conducted by 
the pastor, Rev. C. B. Littleton.  Interment in Fairview cemetery.
  The body of Samuel Hicks was accompanied from Montana by Mr. and Mrs. 
H. C. Wilkins, close personal friends of the deceased, the former a 
brother engineer. William F. Hicks, of Monmouth, and George W. Hicks, 
of Galesburg, Illinois, also came east to attend the funeral of their 
brother.

Martinsburg Herald, November 30, 1917