George H. Wicks Jr., 91

SMYRNA - George H. Wicks Jr., of Smyrna, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Capitol Health Care Center, Dover. He was 91. Mr. Wicks was born Sept. 6, 1918, in Wantagh, N.Y., the son of the late George H. and Anna Erb Wicks. Mr. Wicks was a self-employed farmer for most of his life. He was a member of St. Polycarp's Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Madeleine M. Wicks in 1977; three brothers, Paul, Arthur and Chris Wicks; and a sister, Elizabeth Wicks. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Amelia Maiese Wicks; four sons, George Wicks III and his wife Debbie of Smyrna, John Wicks and his wife Debbie of Kissimmee, Fla., Robert Wicks and his wife Mary of Smyrna, and James Wicks and his wife June, also of Smyrna; three daughters, Madeline Newman and her husband Bill of Henderson, Tenn., Marie Steckman and her husband Jack of Lewes, and Susan Sammons and her husband Ray of Smyrna; a brother, Fred Wicks of Middletown; a sister, Anna Wicks of Oyster Bay, N.Y.; 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, in St. Polycarp's Roman Catholic, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. Condolence letters may be sent by visiting www.fariesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Faries Funeral Directors and Crematorium Inc., 29 South Main Street, Smyrna.