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Official Obituary of

Kenneth Wayne Hicks

September 19, 1944 ~ January 30, 2025 (age 80) 80 Years Old

Kenneth Hicks Obituary

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Hicks

Age 80 of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Beech Tree Manor.  He was born September 19, 1944, in Jellico, Tennessee.

     Kenneth is preceded in death by:

Father: Martin Hicks

Mother: Clara Bell (Hicks) Lay

Wife: Melba (Brown) Hicks

Wife: Vergie Hicks

Brother: Herbert Joe "Buster" Lay

     He is survived by:

Son: Jeffery Hicks & wife Betty

Stepson: Raymond Elliott

Daughters: Sheila Faulkner, Crystal Botts

Grandchildren: Jeffery Hicks, Ashley Adkins, Donald Ray Hicks, Melinda Ford, Scotty Wayne, Maddison, Hunter & Chloe Botts

Several Great Grandchildren & Great-Great Grandchildren

Brother: Delmer "Duke" Hicks

A host of nieces, nephews, friends & family to mourn his passing.

The family will receive friends: 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday, February 02, 2025, at the Harp Funeral Home Chapel with funeral services at 8 p.m.

Officiating: Rev. Randy Bargo

Burial: 11 a.m. Monday, February 03, 2025, in the Hicks Cemetery (Newcomb, Tennessee)

Harp Funeral Home of Jellico in charge of arrangements.  "Your Family Funeral Home"

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Services

Visitation
Sunday
February 2, 2025

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Harp Funeral Home
572 South Main Street P.O. Box 26
Jellico, TN 37762

Funeral Service
Sunday
February 2, 2025

8:00 PM
Harp Funeral Home Chapel
572 S Main St
Jellico, TN 37762-2006

Interment
Monday
February 3, 2025

11:00 AM
Hicks Cemetery
Highway 297
Newcomb, TN 37819

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