Mr. Hicks was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church and was retired from Ryerson Steel Company after 18 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Pamela Matthews Hicks; daughter, Stephanie (Bart) Parks; three grandchildren, Austin, Victoria, and Camden Parks; and sister, Juanita (Kenneth) Ellis, all of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:00 p.m. in the East Brainerd Chapel with Rev. David Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
The family will receive friends Friday from 3-7 p.m. at the East Brainerd Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Park Baptist Church, Building Fund, 6735 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421; or to Moody Radio Ministry, 1920 East 24th Street Place, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404.
Arrangements are by the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee.