Ruth Fuller Hicks died peacefully at her home Sunday, February 16, 2014. She lived at her home in Creedmoor for 69 years where she raised her family of eight children with her husband Ray F. Hicks, who passed away in January,2004.

She was a devoted and compassionate Christian, daughter, wife, mother sister, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend. Ruth was the epitome of a homemaker and mother.  She worked at Camp Butner as secretary to the Colonel, worked at Central Carolina Farmers as an office assistant and retired from Granville County Schools in food service. She was a committed member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and loved her church family as her own. She served the Lord and community and will never be forgotten.

Surviving are two daughters, Edie H. McDuffie and Stephanie Jane Hicks, six sons, Ray F. Hicks Sr.(Faye), Marshall S. Hicks(Linda),Lynwood F. Hicks(Jane),Charles O. Hicks(Cheryl), William H. Hicks, Michael W. Hicks, nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren, and two brothers, William H. Fuller and James C. Fuller,.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church by Dr. Marc Tilley. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery in Creedmoor.

Visitation will be held from 12:30 -2:00 PM Thursday, February 20, 2014 prior to the funeral service at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and at other times at the home.

In memory of Ruth, flowers are accepted or contributions may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 745, Creedmoor,NC 27522