07/29/2026
Funeral services for Ethel Corene Hicks, 93, of Springfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava. Visitation will be before the service from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Wasola. Officiating will be Pastor James Hathcock.
She died on July 26 at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Springfield. Corene was born Dec. 4, 1932, in Almartha, 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 Aug. 27, 1955, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Wasola. Two children were born of the 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 in Nixa 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 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.
Corene was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Clifford Sievert, Carl Sievert, Judy Looney, and Jessie High.
Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.
This obituary will be published in the Aug. 5, 2026, edition of the Ozark County Times.
