Barbara Hicks Duke

(Feb. 6, 2010)

Barbara Hicks Duke of Sweetwater, passed away suddenly at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, at Sweetwater Hospital. Her loving presence will be sadly missed, but ever present in our hearts. She was a member of Lee's Chapel Baptist Church and also attended Watson Chapel Baptist Church. She was a member of Ladies Auxiliary Post #5156, loved to bowl in a bowling league and was employed as a security guard at Aztec Corporation in Loudon for more than 10 years.

She was 65.

Preceded in death by: husband, Walt Duke; father, Raymond Hicks; grandparents, Homer and Ollie Hicks and Liddie and Raymond Stafford.

Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law-Teresa and Wallace Lawson;

Precious granddaughter-Julie Lawson;

Loving mother-Ruby Hicks;

Second Mom-Reba Campbell;

Sisters and brothers-in-law-Brenda and Don Underwood, Linda and Junior Phillips and Sandy and Bill Simmons, all of Sweetwater;

Brother and sister-in-law-Dennis and Christine Hicks of Madisonville;

Special friend-John Hitson of Sweetwater;

A host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins;

Special nieces-Mareshal and Faith Phillips of Sweetwater; and Kernessa Davis of Madisonville.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel with Rev. Russ Cooper and Rev. Bruce Vincent officiating. Interment will be in Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park. Arrangements by Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.