Bernice Laverne Hicks

1924 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Bernice Laverne Hicks
  Born	25 Oct 1924	Tynan, Bee County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Oct 2004	Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
  Buried	13 Oct 2004	Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Pflugerville, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I16857	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	George Jackson Hicks,   b. 28 Sep 1892, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1980, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ruth Elizabeth Gibson,   b. 23 Aug 1894, Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1969, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1912	Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F7411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse Wiley Wilson, Jr.,   b. 19 Apr 1922, San Gabriel, Milam County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 May 1981, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1942	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. L.D. Wilson + 2. Harvey Don Wilson,   b. 23 Jun 1945, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 2017, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years) + 3. T.G. Wilson
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F7423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Oct 1924 - Tynan, Bee County, Texas, USA Married - 21 Dec 1942 - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA Died - 11 Oct 2004 - Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Buried - 13 Oct 2004 - Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Pflugerville, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Bernice Laverne Hicks 1941 Robstown High School Yearbook Photo Robstown, Texas, USA Junior

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record of Jesse Wiley Wilson, Jr. and Bernice Laverne Hicks Groom Name: Jesse W. Wilson, Jr. Bride Name: Bernice L. Hicks Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1942 Marriage Place: Nueces, Texas, USA
  		Obituary of Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on October 12, 2004
  		Obituary of Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson Published in The Austin American-Statesman on October 20, 2004
  		Obituary of Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson Published in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times on October 22, 2004

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Rev. Jesse Wiley Wilson, Jr. and Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Pflugerville, Texas, USA Plot: Section L

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson GRAPEVINE - Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson, 79, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at a local hospital. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville. Mrs. Wilson grew up in Robstown. She lived in Alice, where her husband owned Wilson Feed and Seed Co., and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Later she lived in Riviera and Edinburg, where her husband pastored Southern Baptist churches. In the last years of his life, he pastored Liberty Hill Baptist Church while living in Round Rock. Mrs. Wilson was a wonderful helpmate to her husband and greatly supported him in his ministry. To her family and those who knew her, she will be remembered as a kind-hearted giver of her time and energy, a supporter and an encourager, but most of all, as an outstanding witness for the Lord Jesus. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her parents, George Jackson Hicks and Ruth Gibson Hicks; a brother, Woodrow Hicks Sr.; and her husband, Jesse Wilson Jr. Survivors: Children, Darnell Wilson of Virginia, Don Wilson of Georgetown and Terry Wilson of Grapevine; grandchildren, Terry Wilson Jr., Karol Ruwaldt, Becky Morgan, Matthew Wilson; great-and grandchildren, Kayleigh Wilson, Todd Ruwaldt, Kelli Ruwaldt, Ame Morgan and Wallace Morgan. (Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on October 12, 2004) Obituary: Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson, 79, died Monday, October 11, 2004, at a local hospital in Grapevine, TX. Graveside service was held Wednesday in Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, with Rev. Holland Smith officiating At her death, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Round Rock. She will be remembered as a kind-hearted, an encourager, an outstanding witness for the Lord Jesus. Preceded in death by her parents, George Jackson Hicks, Ruth Gibson Hicks; a brother, Woodrow Hicks, Sr.; husband, Jesse Wilson, Jr. Survivors; Children, Darnell, Don, Terry Wilson including four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and many friends. (Published in The Austin American-Statesman on October 20, 2004) Obituary: WILSON Bernice Laverne Hicks Wilson, 79, died Monday, October 11, 2004, at a local hospital in Grapevine, Texas. Bernice grew up in Robstown She and her husband lived in Alice, Riviera, Edinburg, and Round Rock. She worked for Round Rock Baptist Children's Home as an accountant and at a Round Rock school district cafeteria. At her death, she was a member of First Baptist Church, Round Rock. Mrs. Wilson was a wonderful helpmate to her husband and greatly supported him in the churches he pastored. To her family and those who knew her, she will be remembered as a kind-hearted giver of her time and energy, a supporter, and an encourager, but most of all, as an outstanding witness for the Lord Jesus. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Jackson Hicks and Ruth Gibson Hicks; a brother, Woodrow Hicks, Sr., and her husband, Jesse Wilson, Jr. Survivors: Children, Darnell Wilson of Virginia, Don Wilson and wife Kathryn of Georgetown, Terry Wilson and wife Paula of Grapevine; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Graveside service was in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville. (Published in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times on October 22, 2004)