Betty Louise (Hawkes) Hicks

Betty Louise Hicks of Ithaca, passed away April 27, 2020, at Masonic Pathways in Alma.

Betty was born to Marie Hawkes on May 31, 1922, and spent her first 18 years living in Ithaca.  She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1938 at the age of 16.  She later married Roger Hicks of Dubuque, Iowa, who made a career of the U. S. Air Force and flew 27 missions overseas.  Betty followed him wherever he was stationed, so together they saw much of the world and the U. S.  Betty enjoyed playing cards, and reading with a passion.  She led a full life.  Roger preceded her in death on March 26, 2000.

She leaves behind four cousins, Mary Peters, Fred Hawkes, and Robert Hawkes, all of Ithaca, and Darla Kappus of Stafford, VA.