Richard J. Hicks

	Mr. Richard J. Dick Hicks, 65, of Carbondale, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2000 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
	He was born February 18, 1935 in Jacksonville.  he married Nancy Middleton on June 26, 1965.  She preceded him in death.
	Immediate survivors include two sons, a daughter-in-law and one grandson; Rick Hicks of St. Louis and Robert, Trish and Shane Hicks of Safety Harbor, Fla.  Also surviving are his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Middleton of Pinckneyville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dan and Mary Elaine Middleton of Millstadt, Dr. Bill and Mary Roe of Pinckneyville, Ed and Peg Pursell of DuQuoin, Jim and Annetta Middleton of Coffeen and several nieces and nephews.
	Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2000 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Carbondale, with burial in St. Bruno Cemetery in Pinckneyville.  Friends called from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 24 at Walker Funeral Home, Carbondale, where there was a Vigil Service at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home by Father Robert Flannery.
	Memorials may be made to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 303 S. Poplar, Carbondale, IL.
