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© Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Enid, Oklahoma May 2012 February 3, 1929 ~ May 2, 2012 Funeral services with Fireman's Rites for Donald L. Hickens, 83, of Enid, will be Saturday May 5, 2012, 10AM at The Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home with Rev James Lambert officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Donald was born February 3, 1929 in Wessington Springs, SD, the son of Oliver and Luetta Schacherer Hickens, and died May 2, 2012 in Enid, OK. He was a United States Air Force veteran serving during the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. He was united in marriage to the former Bonnie Ruth Boatwright on September 2, 1954 in Washington D.C. Donald retired as a Fire Marshall for the United States Air Force after 20 years of honorable service. He then served as a contract fireman at Vance Air Force Base until 1991. His hobbies included gardening to support local food banks and collecting antiques. Survivors include his wife Bonnie, two sons, David of Houston, TX and Larry of Maryville, TN, one daughter, Susan Beatty of Wichita, KS, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation or Our Daily Bread with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the fund. |
© Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Enid, Oklahoma January 2016 January 27, 1936 ~ January 16, 2016 Celebration of Life for Bonnie Ruth Hickens, age 79, of Enid, are today, 10:00 am, January 20, 2016 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, with Reverend Jim Edmison officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Bonnie was born in War, West Virginia, to William Andrew and Helen Virginia [Fowler] Boatwright. She passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016. She married Donald L. Hickens on September 2, 1954, in Washington, D.C. Bonnie was a military wife of Donald, who was in the United States Air Force. They traveled and lived throughout the United States and England. Bonnie was an active member of Willow View United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school and was involved with United Methodist Women, holding a variety of offices. Bonnie was a talented porcelain artist. She taught porcelain art out of her home and was involved with Enid and Oklahoma State Porcelain Artists Organizations. She was an avid gardener, donating vegetables to local charities. Bonnie enjoyed spending time with the many dogs she owned through the years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. Hickens; her parents, Bill and Helen Boatwright; and a brother, Doug Boatwright. She is survived by three children, David Hickens of Houston, Texas; Susan Beatty and husband Ned, of Wichita, Kansas; Larry Hickens and wife Ruth of Maryville, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Angela Shackelford and husband Sam of Ruckersville, Virginia; Alan Skrapke and wife Lauren, of Fountain, Colorado; Gillian Hickens, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; three great grandchildren, and one sister Patricia Tolley and husband Sam, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Memorials may be made in Bonnie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Foundation with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. |
Houston, Texas May 2022 July 8, 1955 - May 10, 2022 David was born on July 8, 1955, in Enid, OK, the son of Donald L. Hickens and Bonnie Ruth [Boatwright] Hickens and died May 10, 2022, in Houston, TX. Following cremation in Houston, TX, interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, OK. David graduated from Enid High School in May 1973. He then graduated with a B.S. in Laboratory Technology from the University of Oklahoma in 1977 and an M.S. in Medical Diagnostics from the University of Houston, TX. He graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., in 1991. David spent 29 years working for the federal government, culminating in his final position as the Chief of the Environmental Affairs Office at NASA Johnson Space Center, which is the position he held at the date of his death. David enjoyed travel and sightseeing, both domestic and international. He was an avid skier, spending many weeks on the slopes in Colorado and New Mexico. Time with family and friends was important to David, and he often shared his passion for travel and skiing by sharing trips and lift tickets with those he was close to. Survivors include his sister Susan Beatty of Wichita, KS; brother Larry Hickens of Maryville, TN; one nephew, Alan Skrapke of Enid, OK; two nieces, Angela Shackelford of Charlottesville, VA, and Gillian Hickens of Chattanooga, TN, and numerous other family members. David was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions in David's name may be made directly to Adaptivesports.org |
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