She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 2, 1940, to Paul and Iva Hickman.
Ruth worked at a Five and Dime while she went to school to learn data entry as a key punch operator. She then went to work as an administrative assistant for Stokely Van Kamp / Quaker for 42 years and retired in 1997.
After retiring Ruth became heavy involved in ancestry and genealogy and was a major contributor to the Find A Grave website entering at last count over 99,800 entries and managing well over 100,000.
She is survived by her son, John Hickman; 4 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren; and kitty cat, Skittles.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Wicks; parents; and siblings, Rose Dunn and Jerry Hickman.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Flanner Buchanan – Memorial Park, 9350 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46229 with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until time of service
Thanks to member 46932209 for his contribution
A big thank you to member 46801357 for sponsoring Ruth's memorial
She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 2, 1940, to Paul and Iva Hickman.
Ruth worked at a Five and Dime while she went to school to learn data entry as a key punch operator. She then went to work as an administrative assistant for Stokely Van Kamp / Quaker for 42 years and retired in 1997.
After retiring Ruth became heavy involved in ancestry and genealogy and was a major contributor to the Find A Grave website entering at last count over 99,800 entries and managing well over 100,000.
She is survived by her son, John Hickman; 4 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren; and kitty cat, Skittles.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Wicks; parents; and siblings, Rose Dunn and Jerry Hickman.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Flanner Buchanan – Memorial Park, 9350 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46229 with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until time of service
Thanks to member 46932209 for his contribution
A big thank you to member 46801357 for sponsoring Ruth's memorial