Raymond Earl (Ray) Hicks
November 12, 1948 - December 14, 2015
Residence: West Lafayette, Indiana
Died: Monday, December 14, 2015
Location: 2:30 p.m. at the Indiana Veterans Home of West Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 67
Date of Birth: Friday, November 12, 1948
Birth place: Huntsville, Alabama
Branch: Marines
Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Silas Hicks
Mother: Evelyn ( Allen ) Hicks
Marital Status:
Resided in: Marion, Indiana, until moving to West Lafayette, Indiana
Funeral Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015
Funeral Location: 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015, Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard off Monticello, Indiana, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Robert "Bob" Houser
Burial will take place:
Private Family Burial at the Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Raymond had lived in Monterey for seventeen (17) years, Plymouth for three (3) years, Evansville for ten (10) years, Kokomo for two (2) years, and Bunker Hill for three (3) years. He had most recently lived at the Marion Veterans Home prior to moving to the Indiana Veterans Home of West Lafayette, Indiana. Raymond was a disabled United States Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Era in the Marine Corp. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Special Services: Full Military Rites Conducted by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Family, Envelopes will be available at the funeral home..
Marriage Information: On August 7, 1971 in Demote, Indiana he married Beulah Bailey; they divorced Septmeber 6, 1989.
Survivors include:
Daughters,Kasondra (husband Carl) Bush of Monticello, Indiana, andAngela (husband Eric) Jarman of Mulberry, Indiana;Sons,Silas (Fiancée Michelle Thomas) Hicks of Monterey, Indiana, and Roger Hicks of Kokomo, Indiana;Granddaughters,Erica Jarman of Mulberry, Indiana, andMaKennon Hicks of Culver, Indiana;Grandsons,Lance Haas of Buffalo, Indiana,Randall Chamberlain of Mulberry, Indiana,Christopher Jarman of Mulberry, Indiana, andRiley Hicks of Monterey, Indiana;Step-Grandson,Cody Bush of Brookston, Indiana;Sister,Peggy Frum of Rensselaer, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Silas and Evelyn (Allen) Hicks;Granddaughter,Sheri Haas;Several Siblings
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.