Shirley M. Hicks

Shirley M. Hicks, age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep, at home in St. Marys, on Monday, August 19, 2024.

She was born September 11, 1939, in Northfield, Vermont, to the late William & Mildred (Dunsmoor) Demar.

Shirley and Vernon R. Hicks were married on March 24, 1962, and he preceded her in death February 1, 2009.

She is survived by two daughters and a son: Donnie (Rene) Hicks and Brenda S. (Glenn) Hill of St. Marys, and Tina M. Harrelson (Mark Logan) of Fresno, California, along with 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Pauline Miller, Bonita & Eric Welker, June & Dennis Dorsten, and Brenda Hicks, all survive in Mendon.   

Shirley was preceded in death by her brothers: Fred, Howard, Edwin, Frank, and Richard Demar, son-in-law: Mark Harrelson, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Mary Agnes Hicks, Donnie Edward Hicks, Eugene Hicks, Wanda & Cletus Mahaffey, Phyllis & Everett Lauth, Dolores & Tobbie Derossett, Joy & Rainer “Nick” Brodnicki, and Wayne Miller.

She was a homemaker, and had worked at various businesses in the local area. 

Activities Shirley enjoyed were: Word Search and Jigsaw Puzzles, watching birds and squirrels, the Game Show Network, Michael Strahan, listening to Bluegrass Music, and occasionally buying scratch-off Lottery Tickets.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 23, at the Mendon First Church of God, with Pastor Jake Boroff, officiating.

Burial will follow at Mendon Cemetery.

Calling Hours are 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 22, at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Mendon, and 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 23, at the Mendon First Church of God.

Memorial Contributions may be made to: ALS United Ohio, 1170 Old Henderson Rd., Suite 221, Columbus, OH 43220 -or- Heartland Hospice, 650 N. Vandemark Rd., Suite D, Sidney, OH 45365.  

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