Arnold Ancestors - Generation 4 - Olan Hicks, Part Two

Olan Hicks married Barbara Jean Smith 28 August 1945 in Lake City, Arkansas

Olan and Barbara had three children - Jeannie, Clint, and Chuck

Olan died 03 June 2019 age 91

OBIT:

Evangelist, author, musician and teacher Olan Hicks, 91, passed from this life on Monday morning June 3. Mr. Hicks was born on Nov. 3, 1927, to U.F. and Annie Hicks of Judsonia, Ark.

He was the third youngest of nine children. All of his siblings are deceased. Mr. Hicks, a veteran of the U.S. Army, was stationed in Italy as World War II came to its end. He married Barbara Jean Smith on Aug. 28, 1945, and they worked together for 73 years as an evangelistic team, seeking to teach God's truths of hope, forgiveness and love through the words of the Bible.

He was the father of three children, Jeanne (Marcus) Barnett, Clint (Janice) Hicks and Chuck (Melinda) Hicks. He was grandfather to seven grandchildren, Dawnmarie (Charlie) Oyler, Marla (Eric) Suggs, Aimee (Joe) Burch, Matthew (Sara) Hicks, Carrie (Eric) Bishop, Chad (Jill) Hicks, Molly (Blake) Campbell, and a large number of great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, etc.

The funeral service for Mr. Hicks will be held on Thursday morning, June 6, with visitation at 10 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m. at Roller-Daniel Funeral home in Searcy, Ark. He will be interred at the White County Memorial Gardens.

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Barbara Hicks died 18 January 2020 age 89