Funeral Services for Ethel Corene Hicks, Age 93 of Springfield, Missouri (formerly of Douglas County, Missouri) will be held on Friday, July 31st, 2026 at The Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Missouri, beginning at 2:00 PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial will be in The Oak Grove Cemetery, Wasola, Missouri.
Memorial donations may be made to The Oak Grove Cemetery, Wasola, Missouri.
Ethel Corene Hicks, 93 years, 7 months, 22 days old, passed away on July 26, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Springfield, Missouri.
Corene was born December 4, 1932, in Almartha, Missouri, to Vernie and Argie (Henley) Sievert.
Corene had two older brothers, Clifford and Carl Sievert. Corene was the oldest of seven daughters. At the age of 13, Corene accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized. She graduated from Ava High School.
Troy Lee Hicks and Corene were married on August 27, 1955, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Wasola, Missouri. Two children came from this marriage, Lana and Troy, Jr.
Troy took a job teaching Math at the University of Missouri at Rolla. They lived there most of their life. They called First Baptist Church their home. For 18 years they lived at Nixa, Missouri, and enjoyed wintering in Naples, Florida. Corene was a wife, mother, sister, aunt, homemaker, gardener, loved fishing, was a great cook, and loved making quilts.
Corene was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Clifford Sievert, Carl Sievert, Judy Looney, and Jessie High.
Corene is survived by her husband, Troy; children and their spouses, Lana (Ken) Day and Troy Lee (Kathy) Hicks, Jr.; grandchildren, Wesley (Alice) Day and Rachel (Jonathan) Brown; great-grandchildren, Lexi, Sydney, Caedmon, Kelsy Day, and Ava Brown; siblings, Maxine Graves, June Huff, Vivian Haynes, and Lola Mayberry; many nieces, nephews, extended family and numerous friends.
Funeral services for Corene will be Friday, July 31, 2026, at 2:00
