1941 - 2010
Vaughn M. Hicks Sr. 1941 - 2010 Viewing will take place Friday, October 1, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service for Vaughn M. Hicks Sr., 69, who passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Bakersfield, CA. Per his request, a graveside ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at Union Cemetery. Rev. Tyree D. Toliver, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, will officiate. Vaughn leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Donna; his sons, Vaughn Hicks Jr. and wife Johnnie, Daryl Hicks, Victor Hicks Sr. and wife Kelli, Courtney Hicks and wife Lisa, Tommy Pritchett and wife Charlotte; daughter, Tammy Johannssen and husband Kurt; brothers, George and Mae Hicks of Clovis, CA, Don and Karen Hicks, Dennis and Janie Hicks, Veon and Sylvia Hicks of Bakersfield, CA; sister, Vicki Hicks of Bakersfield, CA; 22 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; two aunts, Doris Hicks of Mitchellville, MD and Marie Hall of Texarkana, TX; 3 uncles, Leroy Bunn Sr. of Oakland, CA, Reuben Bunn Sr. of Hawthorne, CA and Carl Toney Sr. of Bakersfield, CA; godson, Kim Jenkins of Bakersfield; and a host of other relatives and friends. His special, longtime buddies were Everett and Inetha Beed, Dan Daniels, and the Walker Family: Leo, Olivia Walker Green, Orval and Walter Mary. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service www.bakersfield.com/obits
This obituary was originally published in the Bakersfield Californian.
On behalf of the Bakersfield High School Class of '59, I would like to extend our sincere condolences on the passing of our classmate Vaughn. He will be truly missed by his classmates and we are saddened by his passing.
Pat Brimmer
Reunion Coordinator
BHS Class of '59
Pat Brimmer
October 24, 2010 | Salt Lake City, UT
Vaughn Jr,
Patrice and I send you our condolences on the passing of your Dad!
Your Friend,
Mr. and Mrs. Art K. Mallory
Washington, DC
October 23, 2010
I knew and worked with Vaughn at The Refinery on Rosedale.It is a great shock to hear of his passing.I have many fond memories and will never forget him.My sincere and deepest sympathy to his family.He will be missed but not forgotten.We will meet again.
Gary Mazzei
October 17, 2010 | Weaverville, NC
some people touch our souls and stay in our hearts forever and Vaughn is one person that I will never forget. The family has my deepest sympathy. Flora Scott-Tuggle ,Charlotte, North Carolina
October 14, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Hinojosa Family
October 11, 2010 | Bakersfield, CA
To The Family
Out thoughts and prayers are go out to each one of you during this time in your lives.
God Bless you all
John and Dwana Broussard
FRIEND ALWAYS
October 07, 2010
Vicki, Veon, Vaughn, Jr. and the Hicks family - please accept my condolences. May God grant you His Grace and strength. My prayers are with you. Love Loyce
Loyce Thurman
October 06, 2010 | Sacramento, CA
Vaughn will be missed. I remember seeing him at just about all of my gigs with Al Garcia and the Rhythm Kings. He knew how to enjoy life to the fullest!
Robin Bramlett
October 05, 2010 | Bakersfield, CA
What moves through us is a heaviness, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
I am so blessed to have had someone like you in my life. You always had words filled with wisdom, truth and love....
Tammy Johannssen
October 04, 2010 | Avila Beach, CA
