Robert Wayne Hicks was born Aug 19, 1933 in Milltown, Sebastian Co., Ar to Gus Miles & Jewel Dollie Stanfill Hicks both from Washburn, Sebastian Co., Ar In 1952 Robert married Iva Lou Willsey in Sebastian Co., Ar. He being from Greenwood Sebastian Co., Ar and she from Barber in Logan Co., Ar. Nov 1944 Cpl. Slater was admitted to the hospital for wounds recived in the Line of Duty. His Hospital admission card states "Medical Diagnosis: First Location: Tibia, shaft; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, RAfoot or unspecified. Medical Treatment: Fracture, compound, closed, treatment of, with splints or casts." He had served 2 years and 5 months. Cpl Slater was discharged from duty June 1944. (The date of receiving the wound or the date of discharge is wrong since the of discharge is before the date of admittance...lr) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find A Grave Reverend Robert Wayne Hicks, 83. Of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 in his home. He was born on August 19, 1933 in Milltown, Arkansas to Gus and Dollie Jewel (Stanfill) Hicks. Reverend Robert Hicks was a Southern Baptist minister for over 50 years; his last church was Bush Community Church where he was still a member. He was an Army veteran and a veteran of the Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Thomas, Ray and Lee Hicks, two sisters, Lucille White and Louise Fouts and a daughter in law, Terri Hicks. Funeral services are 1:00PM, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel with a private burial to follow in Dawson Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Iva Lue of the home; two sons, Michael Hicks of Alma, AR and Kendall Hicks of Fort Smith, AR; two daughters, Shelia Sockey of Pocola, OK and Carmen Brown of Greenwood, AR; two daughters-in-laws, Shirley Davis of Fort Smith, AR and Linda Limore of Roland, OK; one son-in-law, John Sockey of Pocola, OK; five brothers, Roy and DeWayne Hicks both of Greenwood, AR, Jerry Don Hicks of Fort Smith, AR, Johnny Paul Hicks of Winston, OR and Earnest Hicks of Jonesboro, AR; two sisters, Betty Jean Kimrey and Margie Sharp both of Fort Smith, AR; ten grandchildren, Donovan, Erick and Shelby Hicks, Able Brown, Drew and Jake Davis, Sadie Hardin, Amy McConnell, Amber Hetler and Danyell Petty and several great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Donovan, Erick, David and Richard Hicks, Marshall Vines, Jake Davis, Travis Hawkins and Noy Oudomparamy.