Funeral services for Tom Wicks, age 54 of Faith, will be held 11:00am Tuesday, July 3, at the Faith Community Center. Pastor Harold Delbridge will officiate with burial in the Faith Cemetery.


A family service will be held at 7:00pm on Monday evening at the Faith Area Memorial Chapel in Faith.


Special music will be provided by Amy Wicks and various artists.


Serving as Honorary Casketbearers are Rollie, Jackie, Randie, and Lorrie Wicks, Art and Cleo DeKnikker, and all friends and family. Active casketbearers are George Chalmers, Eric Bogue, David Holmes, Robert Shannon, Ron Goldade, and Joe Taylor.


THOMAS KENNETH WICKS "Tom" was born January 20, 1953 at Dupree, SD to Tillier Kenneth and Ida M. (Mitchell) Wicks. He attended grade school at Red Elm and graduated from Dupree High School in 1972. Tom attended Deisel Mechanic School in Denver for one year. He worked as an electrician and on the construction of the airport in Denver, CO.


He was united in marriage to Debora DeKnikker on December 20, 1983 at Pierre, SD. Tom worked in the area for numerous farmers and ranchers. He did custom spraying and harvesting, drove semi truck hauling gravel as well as welding. His newest interests were planting and cleaning trees as well as rodent control. He would often say, "I can do anything, I'm Mr. Fix it."


Tom's passion was spending time with his children hunting, fishing, and shooting his guns.


Tom passed away on June 27, as the result of an ATV accident in Ziebach County in rural Faith.


Surviving family members include his 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law, Rollie and Andrea Wicks, Virginia Beach, VA; Randie, age 16 of Faith; 2 daughters, Jackie Wicks, Hettinger, ND; Lorrie Wicks, age 13 of Faith; 1 brother, LeRoy Wicks, Dupree, SD; 4 sisters and brothers-in-law, Louise Stapert, Aberdeen, SD; Lucy and Terr Procopovici, Faye and Keith Norden, all of Denver, CO; Fern and Steve Barrick, Seattle, WA; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles.


He was preceded in death by his parents.


A memorial has been established for his children.


Visitation will be Monday 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Faith Area Memorial Chapel in Faith and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at the Faith Community Center.