Hicks - Daniel A.
Daniel A. HICKS
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 18 Aug 1966 p 12
PERRYSVILLE — Daniel A. Hicks, 78-year-old retired farmer, was fatally stricken at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday while at work on his farm. He died in the family homestead in which he was born and spent his life. Mr. Hicks had retired from active farming in 1950. He served eight years as trustee of Highland Township, Vermillion County. A son of George R. and Gertrude Amanda Riggs, he was born Sept. 29, 1887 a mile west of Perrysville. He was married Sept. 29, to Eva Goff, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Jene D. of Rt. 2 Covington and Ray C. and Carl D. Hicks of Rt. 1 Perrysville; a brother, James Hicks of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Frances George of Gem Village, Colo., and 11 grandchildren. Four brothers and three sisters preceded Mr. Hicks in death. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Friday at the Perrysville Methodist Church, with Rev. Donald True officiating and burial in the Hicks Cemetery here. The body will be taken to the church to lie in state an hour before the services. Friends may call at Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home in Covington. --typed by Walt W