Laura A. Hicks

Laura A. Hicks, 90, of New Philadelphia, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at her residence, following complications from surgery.Born, July 4, 1912, in Plymouth, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer W. & Hilda Nemitz Mann. She was a 1929 graduate of Ashtabula High School. Laura was married on July 9, 1934, to William Edson Wyman. They were married for 26 years before he passed away on May 2, 1960. She worked as Secretary to the President at Aetna Rubber Company in Cleveland from 1929 Â? 1939. She then worked as Treasurer and later owner of Pfaffman Company in Cleveland, from 1946 until her retirement in 1969. She was then married to Jimmie E. Hicks, of New Philadelphia, on May 17, 1968, who survives. Laura was a devoted homemaker and greatly enjoyed spending time with her children and family. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles and was a wonderful seamstress.In addition to her husband, she is survived by her stepchildren, Jane Elizabeth (Hicks) Sadler, Wayne Edward Hicks, Donna Jean (Hicks) Miller, Deborah Lynn Hicks; grandchildren, April Marie (Wyman) McClurg, Bertram Chase Wyman, Kelly Ann (Wyman) Sprosty; step-grandchildren, Bradley and Jordan McRobie, Jamie Kendall and Shannele Hicks; six great-grandchildren. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, William Edson Wyman, Jr.; grandson, William Edson Wyman III; sister, Edith May (Mann) Gruneburg; two brothers, Howard Edward Mann and Bernard Wilbur Mann.Calling hours will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2003, from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home, New Philadelphia. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 31, at 11 AM at the Lakeview Baptist Church, Dundee, with Pastor David P Carroll officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 201 W. Third Street, Dover, Ohio 44622.