Joan Doyle Hicks

Funeral services for Joan Doyle Hicks, 87, of Wells will be held Friday, November 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Hicks was born October 21, 1929 in Wells, Texas to the late Vallie (Staton) and Archie Doyle, and died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in a local hospital. Mrs. Hicks was a lifetime resident of Wells. She graduated as valedictorian from Wells High School in 1947 and attended Stephen F. Austin State University. Mrs. Hicks enjoyed gardening, reading, and cooking, and had the ability to make almost anything from scratch. She was known for her desserts. Her grandchildren were the light of her life. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Gary Ford of Pollok; son and daughter-in-law, Ross and Joni Hicks of Wells; granddaughters, Camryn Seymore and husband Corey of Hudson, and Kelsy Hicks of Wells; grandson and fiancée, Hadyn Hicks Ford and Samantha Gresham (and daughter Ele) of Nacogdoches; great-grandson, Kanyon Ford Seymore of Hudson; sisters-in-law, Iola Presnall of Wells, Mildred Hopper of Forest, and Rebecca Sparkman of Slocum; and a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 54 years, Emmit Ferril Hicks; infant son, Emmit Doyle Hicks; sister-in-law, Jerry Brooks; brothers-in-law, J.B. Presnall, Merkel Hopper and J.W. Sparkman; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Odessa and J.D. Cates, Beth and John M. Hicks, and Carrie and C.C. “Jake” Hamilton. Pallbearers will be Phillip Dew, Kyle Hopper, Mark Hopper, Riley Dean O’Quinn, Hadyn Ford, and Corey Seymore. Honorary pallbearers will be Ned Thompson and Jim Gordon Bell. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Hope Cemetery, P.O. Box 901, Wells, Texas 75976 or Rube Sessions Memorial Library, P.O. Box 120, Wells, Texas 75976. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.