Ricky Hicks Sr.

Ricky Eugene Hicks Sr., 60, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Ala. Born Friday, Dec. 16, 1955, in Chattanooga, he was the son of the late Carlton Eugene Hicks and Margaret Noveolla Ingle Hicks. He was also preceded in death by his step-dad, Lonnie Kelley; two uncles and many cousins, He was an Alabama resident for 20 years, moving there from LaFayette, Ga. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed tractor riding, dogs, guns and fishing with his grandkids. Surviving are wife, Debbie Hicks, Ardmore; son, Ricky (Christina) Hicks of Warner Robins, Ga.; daughters, Stephanie Hicks of Athens, Ala., Samantha Hicks of Decatur, Ala.; sisters, Stacey Hicks and Tracy Hicks, both of East Ridge, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Connie Wynn of Ardmore; mother-in-law, Mary Jo Strickland of Elkmont, Ala.; father-in-law, Grady Frank Nelson of Chickamauga, Ga.; brother-in-law, Grady "Buddy" (Denise) Nelson Jr. of Kensington, Ga.; six grandchildren, Dominique, Amber, Christian, January, Jonathan and Abigail; and his FBI brothers. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, with Ricky Hicks Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Athens, Ala. The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. CST on Monday, Feb. 22, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ardmorechapel.com.