HICKS, Ruth Isabel

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ February 23, 2000, p. A18 Ruth Isabel Hicks, 89, a 29-year-resident of Morristown, died suddenly last Thursday, Feb. 17, in Arlington, Va. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Hicks came to Wickenburg in the spring of 1968 to vacation at the Remuda Dude Ranch. There she met Myron Hicks, of Montana. They decided to stay in the area, married in April 1970, and lived for 25 years on the Morristown property, ‘Snow Bird Haven.” Mrs. Hicks was an active volunteer throughout her life. While living here she received awards for her fulltime volunteer work at nursing homes in Wickenburg and Show Low. She played the accordion and led singing for seniors and civic groups. She earned an emergency medical training certificate. She was recognized as the oldest active member of Arizona of Toastmasters International. She was an ardent supporter and public speaker in support of organ donor commitments. Mrs. Hicks was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She attended McMaster University in Ottawa. She married Frank MacFarlane and they lived in Montreal and Sorel, Quebec; Perth, Toronto and Sarnia, Ontario, and Sarasota, Fla., until he died in 1967. Following his death she enrolled in the Lewis School of Hotel Management, Washington, D.C., graduated with high honors, and came to Arizona. She moved to Arlington, Va., in 1997. Her second husband Myron Hicks, died in Wickenburg in 1998. Ruth Hicks is survived by her daughter, Bernice MacFarlane Schaeffler, of Arlington, Va.; five grandchildren, Maureen Reimann of Clarendon Hills, Ill., Mark Schaeffler of Annapolis, Md., Laurie Coughlin of Annandale, Va.; John Schaeffler of Falls Church, Va.; and Susan Schaeffler of Washington, D.C.; and six great-grandchildren, Kate and Tommy Schaeffler of Annapolis, Ashley, Molly and Burke Reimann, and Meg Coughlin. A memorial celebration of Ruth Hicks’ life will be held on her 90th birthday, April 8, at the home of her daughter, Bernice, 1505 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va. Ruth Hicks; fondest wish would be that friends will honor her memory by making personal organ donor commitments.