Submitted by: Dan Rich

Albert Hicks Jr.

Sept. 9, 1921 - July 6, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/8/2008
SOUTH BEND - Albert Hicks Jr., 86, of South Bend, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. Albert was born on September 9, 1921, in Christopher, IL, to the late Albert and Lula M. (Springer) Hicks.

On November 23, 1950, he married Mary Margaret Peterson. She passed on April 28, 2003. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Alton, William and James Hicks, and two sisters, Lula Jones and Irene Warner. He is survived by three children, Kathleen G. (James) Wagner, James W. Hicks and Charles (Bonnie) Hicks, all of South Bend; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Margariette Stickler of Mishawaka. Albert proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He became honorably discharged in 1946 after obtaining the rank of sergeant. During his tour, he was a P.O.W. He worked for Studebaker and Home Plumbing & Heating. He was a member of the V.F.W., American Legion Post 284, and was a lifetime member of the Marine Corps League.

Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola, with two hours of visitation prior to the services. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, with full military honors.