Ashton Hicks was the 7th and last child of B. W. Hicks and Isabella Crews. He bought the ancestral home and was a farmer until .. "he died from the effects of an operation for appendicitis at St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond. His body was buried by the side of his paternal ancestors. He was not married. It was thought and said of him in the press and by those who knew him that no better man had ever lived in the community." From "Sketches.." by Thurston Titus Hicks
Ashton Hicks was the 7th and last child of B. W. Hicks and Isabella Crews. He bought the ancestral home and was a farmer until .. "he died from the effects of an operation for appendicitis at St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond. His body was buried by the side of his paternal ancestors. He was not married. It was thought and said of him in the press and by those who knew him that no better man had ever lived in the community." From "Sketches.." by Thurston Titus Hicks
Inscription
Youngest son of Benjamin and Isabella
He was a gentle and patient, faithful, dutiful and true called suddenly, yet ready to go.
Gravesite Details
WPA records list his DOD as 8 July 1901 but the stone clearly says 3 July
