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Sabine County Reporter
May 19, 2004

S.C. "Ted" Hicks

Samuel Clayton "Ted" Hicks of Jasper died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at his residence. Hicks was born Sept. 12, 1918 in McKinney as a son of the late W.L. and Emma Edith (Higgins) Hicks. He moved to Jasper in 1935 with the Civilian Conservation Corp. He retired in 1985 after 37 years of employment with Temple-Inland and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Hicks was an active member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Survivors: his wife of over 66 years, Marie McLemore Hicks of Jasper; daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Robert Earl THOMAS of Jasper and Janette and Jerry CLARK of Buna; four grandchildren, Todd THOMAS of Houston, Tedd THOMAS of Brookeland and Jerilyn Clark WALTERS and Joel CLARK, both of Buna; six great-grandchildren, two brothers, and three sisters. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home chapel in Jasper. Interment followed at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper County.

Samuel married Annie Marie McLemore on 20 Nov 1937 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. Annie (daughter of Ivy Augustus McLemore and Kate Elizabeth Sims) was born on 13 Nov 1921 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 2011 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Member of the Texas and National Associations of Realtors; Jasper Chamber of Commerce. Her hobbies are travelling, handwork, and her grandchildren.

When Marie was a little girl, she told her cousin Ruby Lee Morgan "My daddy said I'm going to get a permanent this year, (even) if it takes all his sheep."

Obituary

Annie Marie McLemore Hicks went to be with her Savior on Saturday, September 10, 2011. She was surrounded by her family, who loved her dearly and will miss her greatly. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper, with burial to follow at Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 12, 2011, at the funeral home. A lifelong Jasper resident, Marie was born on November 13, 1921, to Ivy A. and Kate McLemore. She was one of nine children, having six brothers and two sisters. She married S.C. 'Ted' Hicks on November 20, 1937. Marie and Ted were married for 66 years. Marie was a homemaker in her early years, later attending Piney Woods Business College and working for E.P. Hughes as a legal secretary. Her interest in land and knowledge of the Jasper area led her to become a realtor. She served thirty years in the Real Estate Industry, the last fifteen years as a partner with John Lanier in Lanier Hicks Real Estate of Jasper. She served as President of the Deep East Texas Board of Realtors, was an active member of the Newcomers Club, and Director of The Jasper Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church. She and Ted developed a herd of cattle after retirement on the Sims, McLemore owned land in the Springhill Community of Jasper. She loved to travel, create art, quilting, and tending to her farm and cows. Most of all she loved her Lord and was strong in her faith in God, her family, the Jasper area and it's people. She is survived by her two daughters, Elizabeth Hicks Thomas and husband, Robert Earl of Jasper, and Janette Hicks Clark and husband, Jerry of Buna; two brothers, John D. McLemore and Dr. Bobbie F. McLemore; four grandchildren, Todd Thomas and wife, Bridget of Houston, Jerilyn Walters and husband, Todd of Buna, Tedd Thomas of Brookeland, and Joel Clark and wife, Jo Della of Buna; six great grandchildren, Erin Thomas, Elise Thomas, Jacob Clark, Jessi Clark, Joseph Clark, and Hannah Walters. She is also survived by numerous other family and friends. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, S.C. 'Ted' Hicks; four brothers, Tommie, J.W., Earl, and Hoy McLemore; two sisters, Irma Brauniger and Elsie Gilley. The family wants to express their heartfelt thanks to all of Marie's caregivers over the years. Memorials may be made to Lakes Area Hospice PO Box 2086 Jasper, TX 75951 or the charity of your choice.

Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on September 13, 2011
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 21, 2011

Ivy married Kate Elizabeth Sims on 24 Apr 1907 in Jasper County, Texas. Kate (daughter of Rev. Alfred Cuthbert Sims and Francis Amanda Allen) was born in Dec 1893 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 28 Feb 1978 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married Kate Elizabeth Sims 9-4-1910, the sister of his brother Frank's wife. He later bought her father's farm where he and Kate lived out their lives. (Nan Kittell).