Nov. 22, 1940 – Dec. 24, 2011
Ella Ruth Hicks, 71, of Sweet Home died Dec. 24, 2011 in Springfield, Mo.
She was born Nov. 22, 1940 in Hattisburg, Miss. to William Forrest and Mary Roberta (Hartfield) Lee. She lived in California, Missouri, Mississippi and Oregon, moving to Sweet Home in 2009.
She married James Lee Hicks in San Jose, Calif. on Aug. 24, 1957. Mrs. Hicks was a registered nurse and a diabetes educator.…