Howard (Darby) Eugene Hicks Sr., age 87, died on December 26, 2022 in Morrison, Oklahoma. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday December 31, 2022 at Strode Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Reverend Roy Fleshman will be officiating the service.
Howard was born on July 31, 1935, in Rose, Oklahoma to Elliot Hicks and Lydia Brewer. Howard married Ann Stokes on April 5, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas.
Howard had attended Okmulgee Tech, and after tech school he went on to run an upholstery business from the years 1959 to 2010. Howard received his Bachelors. He had also served in the Army as an 82nd Airborne. Howard was a proud member of the Assembly of Yahweh. He enjoyed family gatherings, swimming, exercising, going to the YMCA, listening to music and having street dances for the town, as well as possessing a deep love of western movies.
He is preceded in death by his father; Elliot Hicks, mother; Lydia Brewer, three sisters, two brother; his daughter Debbie Hicks; grand-daughter, Diane Morgan; and nephew, Dennis Hicks, and son in laws; Kevin Morgan and Mike Cooke.
Howard is survived by his wife, Ann; Howard and Liz Hicks, Odis Hawkins, Susie Cooke, Betty Morgan, Diana and Rusty Nail, Valicia and Donnie Veit, Ramona and Joe Maehs, John and Tami Hicks, Joel and Crystal Hicks, and Rebekah and Jason Rupp, 36 grandchildren, 62, great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Perry’s YMCA, or to his wife; Ann Hicks, P.O. Box 116, Morrison, Ok. 73061.
The family would like to thank everyone for the prayers, calls, texts, food and love given during this difficult time.