FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, October 6, 1916 WILLIAM HICKS William Hicks died of senility at the County Infirmary here at 7:30 A.M., Monday, October 2, 1916, at the age of 78 years. Mr. Hicks was born in North Carolina and came to this state when a small boy with his grand parents, John and Holly Jordon, his mother and his three brothers, Joseph, James and Farrell Hicks. They settled on a farm of 800 acres on Castor River in St. Francois county. In his young days he dealt in mules, later he went into the drug business at Libertyville, and then at Patton, Bollinger County, Mo. In 1892 he opened up an undertaking business at Patton but because of his generous spirit he lost money in this through bad collections. He retired about 1900 and went to Marble Hill to regain his lost health. It was found that he had made heavy investments in oil stock that never netted any returns. He lived a few years with a nephew, John Hicks, of Bonne Terre, but after this nephew was killed in a mine accident, he was removed to the County Infirmary, where he has been almost if not entirely helpless for three years. Mr. Hicks became a member of the Christian church at Libertyville at an early age and lived a consistent christian life. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was never married and leaves to mourn his death, a brother and many distant relatives and a host of friends. Although having no family of his own he was always very fond of children, and was familiarily known as "Uncle Bill." His remains were interred at Hicks Chapel within a short distance of where he spent his boyhood days. May he rest in peace. K.