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William E. Hicks Romney, WV QCWA # 18643 Chapter 137 |
William Ensley Hicks, Sr., 88, of Romney, WV, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Heartland of Preston County, Kingwood, WV.
Mr. Hicks was born on February 6, 1923 in Glenfield, PA, the son of the late John and Maude (Feitt) Hicks.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Thelma Berg Hicks whom he married in 1945; one son, William Ensley Hicks, Jr. and one sister, Dorothy Wilson.
A WWII veteran, Bill volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps at 19 years of age. He served with the 13th Air Force, 868th Bomb Squadron (B-24 Liberators) in the Pacific Theater from September 7, 1942 until December 15, l945. He was a member of the American Legion Hampshire Post #92 and the VFW Wappocomo Post 1101 both of Romney. Bill retired from Western Union after 35 years of service as a Microwave Communications Supervisor. Bill was a member of the Romney Presbyterian Church since 1964 and served five terms as Mayor of Romney and six terms on the City Council. Bill was President of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Vice President of the PVTA , the WV Solid Waste Authority and Secretary of the Upper Potomac Area Agency on Aging. He also served on the Region 8 Planning and Development Council, the Region 8 Solid Waste Authority-Executive Committee, the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation, the Loy Foundation, the Hampshire County Development Authority, the Hampshire County Business and Professional Organization, the Hampshire County Infrastructure Council, and the PVTA Executive Committee.
Bill volunteered with the Boy Scouts for 35 years, was an avid HAM Radio operator for over 60 years and in 2008 was chosen Knight of Olde Hampshire.Surviving are three Sons: Ronald J. Hicks and wife, Rochelle, Reedsville, WV, Larry M. Hicks and wife, Sue, Chapel Hill, NC and Richard H. Hicks and wife, Becky Moore, Parsons, WV; one Daughter: Diane Hicks Cox and Marty Peterson, Lexington Park, MD; one Sister: Sally Baust, Pittsburg, PA; eight Grandchildren: William E. Hicks III, John Hicks, and Jason Hicks, all of Romney, WV, Kelby Hicks, Cambridge, UK; Courtlin Hicks, Kingwood, WV; Brittany Hicks, Allentown, PA; Tristan Hicks, Morgantown, WV; and Breanna Peterson, Lexington Park, MD and six Great Grandchildren: John, Christian, Grant, Amelia, Vanessa& Ross Hicks.
The family will receive friends at the Shaffer Funeral Home in Romney, WV on Monday, Nov.14, 2011 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be at the Romney Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Barbara Johnson officiating. Interment with military rites will be at Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, WV.
Memorials may be made to the hospice of choice.