Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche E. Hicks, 76, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Rev. Rodney Sanders will be officiating . Interment will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mrs. Hicks was born November 18, 1934 in Darnell, LA and passed away February 3, 2011 in Monroe. Mrs. Hicks is survived by her husband; James W. Hicks, Sr.; 4 children; James W. Hicks Jr. and wife Vicki, JoAnn Dickerson and husband Jim, Patsy C. Lockhart and Richard W. Hicks; 5 brothers, Horace Frith, Glenn Frith, Kenneth Frith, H.L. Frith and Charles Frith; sister, Ruby Costa; 7 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be James Jared Hicks, Jimmy Dickerson, Glenn Frith, Tommy Steen, Eddie Murphy and Bruce Frith. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.