Ray Myral Hicks

1920 - 1981  (60 years)

• Name	Ray Myral Hicks
  Born	28 Dec 1920	Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Sep 1981	Bee County, Texas, USA
  Buried	18 Sep 1981	Evergreen Cemetery - Skidmore, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I17062	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Alfred Myral Hicks,   b. 26 Jan 1898, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 May 1962, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Lula May Franz,   b. 19 Sep 1902, Mill Creek, Johnston County, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1984, Beeville, Bee County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F7496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Viola Rothlisberger,   b. 20 Apr 1923, Beeville, Bee County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1998, Skidmore, Bee County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1940	Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Ann Hicks,   b. 13 Sep 1944, Beeville, Bee County, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 May 2020, Skidmore, Bee County, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years) + 2. K.R. Hicks
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F7497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Dec 1920 - Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA Married - 16 Feb 1940 - Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas, USA Died - 16 Sep 1981 - Bee County, Texas, USA Buried - 18 Sep 1981 - Evergreen Cemetery - Skidmore, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate for Ray Myral Hicks Name: Meryal Ray Hicks, Jr. [Myral Ray Hicks] Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Dec 1920 Birth Place: Bangs, Brown, Texas, USA Father: Meryal Hicks [Myral Hicks] Mother: Lula May Franz
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Ray Myral Hicks Name: Ray Myral Hicks Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 28 Dec 1920 Birth Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA Residence Place: Skidmore, Bee, Texas, USA Registration Date: 14 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Skidmore, Bee, Texas, USA Employer: Barber Pure Milk Co. Height: 6' 1" Weight: 170 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: A. M. Hicks
  		Death Certificate for Ray Myral Hicks Name: Ray Myral Hicks Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Death Age: 60 Birth Date: 28 Dec 1920 Birth Place: Texas Residence Date: 1981 Residence Place: Precinct 4, Bee, Texas, USA Death Date: 16 Sep 1981 Death Place: Precinct 4, Bee, Texas, USA Father: Alfred Myral Hicks Mother: Lula May Franc [Franz] Spouse: Dorothy Hicks Certificate Number: 77487
  		Obituary of Ray Myral Hicks Published in The Beeville Bee-Picayune on September 17, 1981
  		Obituary of Ray Myral Hicks Published in The Corpus Christi Times on September 18, 1981
  		Obituary of Ray Myral Hicks Published in The Victoria Advocate on September 18, 1981
  		Card of Thanks - Ray Myral Hicks Published in The Victoria Advocate on October 2, 1981

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Hicks Ray Myral Hicks, 60, died Wednesday afternoon following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Galloway and Sons Chapel, with Rev. Homer Hanna officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore with Masonic graveside services. Pallbearers will be Ted Wilkinson, Jack Riggle, R.H. Hartman, Bill Matheson, Kenneth Crisp and Candido Gonzales. C.P. Ross will be an honorary pallbearer. Mr. Hicks was born Dec. 28, 1920, in Brownwood to Lula May (Franc) and Alfred Myral Hicks. He was a sergeant in the 106th Golden Lion Division 423 Infantry Regiment in Rheims, France, during World War II. A resident of Bee County most of his life, he married the former Dorothy Rothlisberger Feb. 16, 1940, in Sinton. He was a retired civil service employee and a painting and building contractor. Mr. Hicks was a senior deacon and treasurer of the Skidmore Baptist Church. He was a member of the Beeville Masonic Lodge No. 261 A.F. & A.M., serving as past master and past district deputy. He was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star No. 422 and served as past patron. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hicks of Skidmore; one son, Kenneth Ray Hicks of Beeville; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Segelken of Skidmore; his mother, Mrs. Lula May Hicks of Skidmore, and four grandchildren, Louis Ray and Stephen Wayne Dickinson and Kennie Raye and David Wayne Hicks. Galloway and Sons Funeral Directors. (Published in The Beeville Bee-Picayune on September 17, 1981) Obituary: Ray Myral Hicks SKIDMORE - Ray Myral Hicks, 60, died here Wednesday. He was a retired painter and building contractor. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; a son, Kenneth Ray Hicks of Beeville; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Segelken of Skidmore; his mother, Mrs. Lula May Hicks of Skidmore; and four grandchildren. Galloway and Sons Funeral Home of Beeville. (Published in The Corpus Christi Times on September 18, 1981) Obituary: Ray Myral Hicks Advocate News Service BEEVILLE - Ray Myral Hicks, 60, of Skidmore, died Wednesday following a short illness. Born Dec. 28, 1920 in Brownwood, he was a senior deacon and treasurer at the Skidmore Baptist Church. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 261 AF&AM and a member of the Order of Eastern Star No. 422. A retired Civil Service building contractor, he was a sergeant in World War II, serving with the 106th Golden Lion Division, 423 Infantry Regiment in Rheme, France (Elgium, Buldge). He married Dorothy Rothlisberger Feb. 16, 1940 in Sinton. A lifetime resident of Bee County, he resided in Skidmore since 1940. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Galloway and Sons Funeral Home Inc. chapel with the Rev. Homer Hanna and the Rev. Dwayne Morrison officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore. Pallbearers will be Ted Wilkinson, Bill Matheson, Jack Riggle, Kenneth Crisp, R.H. Hartman and Candido Gonzales. He was preceeded in death by his father, Alfred Myral Hicks. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hicks of Skidmore: a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Segelken of Skidmore; a son, Kenneth Ray of Beeville: mother, Mrs. Lula May Franc of Skidmore; and four grandchildren. (Published in The Victoria Advocate on September 18, 1981)