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- Leonard Hicks, age 93, of Newland, NC passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC.
He was born on Feb. 24, 1926, in Watauga County, NC, a son of Martin Levi Hicks and Viney Julie Hicks.
Leonard worked for many years as an assemblyman before retiring from Ford Motor Company.
He was a member of Sugar Mountain Baptist Church. He enjoyed taking care of his family, gardening and making walking sticks.
He was preceded in death by his Father: Martin Levi Hicks; Mother: Viney Julie Hicks; Wife: Wilma Duckworth Hicks; Son: Gary Lee Hicks; and six Sisters and one Brother.
Leonard leaves behind to cherish his memory his Daughters: Tammy Hicks of Newland, NC, Glenda (Jim) Curran of Inkster, Mich.; Son: Larry (Madelyn) Hicks of Dearborn, Mich.; Sisters: Linda Lou (Hill) Ward of Sugar Grove, NC, Lois (Buddy) Carswell of Newland, NC; Daughter-in-law: JoAnn (Dennis) Smallwood of Carleton, Mich.; seven Grandchildren and one Great Grandchild, as well as a host of Nieces and Nephews.
The family received friends beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, at Sugar Mountain Baptist Church.
Services for Leonard Hicks were held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019, from the Sugar Mountain Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Heinz and Pastor Donnie Ford officiating.
Interment took place in the Tanglewood Cemetery
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1926 - 2019 (93 years)
