Rev. Leslie Hicks
1924-2020
Rev. Leslie Hazen Hicks, 95, escaped the
ravages of dementia and went to be with his Lord and Saviour on
January 6, 2020. His persistent optimism and the love of his family
sustained him to his final days on earth. Thanks to Cathy Hicks and
his other caregivers at Kenneth E. Spencer Memorial
Home.
Leslie was born to the late Harley and
Edith (Killam) Hicks in Hicks Settlement near Havelock, New Brunswick
on July 7, 1924. He was their seventh child, born on the seventh day
of the seventh month. He grew up on the family farm. As World War II
began, he worked with his father building housing in Moncton for
British airmen who trained in New Brunswick.
Leslie trained for pastoral ministry at
Bethany Bible College (now Kingswood University). He graduated from
Bethany in 1950, marrying Aleen Esther Smith on June 7th of that year.
Together they raised three children: Gary, Donald and
Nancy.
Beginning in 1950, Leslie pastored
Reformed Baptist (and later Wesleyan) churches in Royalton and
Bloomfield, NB; Fort Fairfield, ME; Fredericton,
NB; Ingomar and Sandy Point, NS; Havelock, NB and
Crapaud, PEI. Later he pastored United Baptist churches in Elgin and
Kinnear Settlement, NB.
Leslie loved to preach the good news of
Jesus Christ. He preached almost weekly for 62 years, until age 88. He
enjoyed building houses, constructing more than ten homes and church
buildings over the years. He enjoyed gardening. During the 1970s he
taught several Bible courses at Bethany Bible College.
He is survived by his sons Gary (Connie)
and Donald (Brenda) and daughter Nancy (David) Cruickshank; also his
grandchildren Shannon, Aleen (Josiah), Moriah, Kayla and Kelsey
(Drake), and great-grandchildren Ramaira, Caleb, Samuel, Abigail and
Steven. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and all nine
of his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday,
January 8, 2020 from 4 – 7 pm at Salisbury Funeral Home,
3350 Route 106, Salisbury West, NB. The Celebration of
Leslie’s Life will be held on Thursday, January 9 at 2:00
p.m. at the same location. Interment will be at the Butternut Ridge
Wesleyan Cemetery, Havelock. If so desired, memorials to a charity of
your choice would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences for the
family may be shared at www.keirsteads.ca.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Rev Leslie Hicks 19242020..
Death notice for the town of: Salisbury, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick