Mrs. Christine S. Hicks Kilpatrick Funeral Home Farmerville, LA Services for Mrs. Christine S. Hicks, age 86, of Farmerville, LA will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at Wards Chapel Church of Christ. Hugh Gower and Raymond Jordan will officiate with burial to follow in Liberty Cemetery in Farmerville under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA. Living through the Great Depression and World War II, Christine Scarborough Hicks developed a strong work ethic and a value for education. She graduated from Farmerville High School in 1942. Then after marriage in the same year, she became a homemaker. Later after children left home, she was a secretarial clerk for agencies associated with the Soil Conservation Service. Christine possessed a propensity for playing the guitar and singing. She was an active member of the Wards Chapel Church of Christ where her strong alto voice was often heard. Even in retirement, she led an active life, participating in Senior Olympics. Through her years, Christine instilled in her children a commitment to the Lord, hard work, self-improvement through education, and marriage. This latter commitment is evidenced by 69 years of marriage on October 11, 2011. Mrs. Hicks was preceded in death by her parents: L.T. and Madaline Hicks and a sister: Gaye Wainwright. She is survived by her husband of 69 years: Roland Hicks of Farmerville, LA; children: Truman Hicks and wife Delores of Marion, LA; Jeannette Jordan and husband, Raymond of Calhoun, LA; and Connie Yarema and husband, Allan of Abilene, TX; sister: Margarine Smith of Denham Springs, LA; 9 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild. Pallbearers will be: Sonny Hicks, Bryant Hicks, Lance Yarema, Kenton Yarema, Greg Wainwright, and Rusty Crawford. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 5 8 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com