Preston Gray Hicky

Preston Gray Hicky, 61, of Forrest City, Arkansas, passed away at his home on April 21, 2011. Preston was born on June 19, 1949, and was reared in Marianna where he graduated from T.A. Futrall High School in 1967. He graduated in 1971 from The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, with a degree in Political Science. While at Sewanee he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and set records as a sprinter on the track team. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 1974. He began his legal career as an attorney in Forrest City and continued there for thirty-six years until his retirement in 2010. Preston was a longtime member, Elder and Sunday School teacher at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church. Preston's greatest loves were his family, playing golf, hunting, entertaining, and watching all types of sports, particularly the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was a past president of the Forrest City Country Club. Preston was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Preston Hicky, of Forrest City. He is survived by his mother, Mary Bliss Hicky of Conway; three children: Chris Hicky (and wife Haley) of Los Angeles, California; Jennifer Hicky Collins (and husband Hank) of Forrest City; and Laura Yancey Hicky of Conway; five grandchildren: Hayes and Wyatt Hicky of Los Angeles, California, and Molly, Avery and Peyton Collins of Forrest City; his brother, Bliss Hicky (and wife Jan) of Conway; a niece, Mary Elizabeth Hicky Maynard (and husband Fletcher) of Durham, North Carolina; and a nephew, William Hicky of Nashville, Tennessee. He is also survived by his devoted friend of many years, Kay Humphreys, of Marion, Arkansas. Visitation will be held at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Forrest City on Sunday, April 24, 2011, from 6 until 7 p.m. Funeral services will also be held at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church on Monday, April 25, 2011, at 10 a.m., with burial following at Marianna Memorial Park, all under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home of Forrest City. The family requests that memorials be made to Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church, 402 Dillard Street, Forrest City, or The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1834, Merrifield, Virginia 22116-8034. Visit online registry at stevensfuneralhome.net.