Christopher Wicks 1963-1979

WICKS

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 9/17/2023 at 15:35:22

16 August 1979 - The Tipton Conservative

Funeral services for Christopher Eric Wicks, 16, West Liberty, were held at 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at the First Church United, West Liberty with the Rev. Ralph Farmer officiating. Burial was in the Oak Ridge cemetery, West Liberty. A memorial fund has been established.

He was born April 18, 1963, in Iowa City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McGregor Wicks and would have been a junior this fall at the West Liberty high school. Survivors include his parents, one brother, Steve of West Liberty and 2 sisters, Karen and Lynn at home.

He was killed in a one-car accident early Aug. 13 on highway 22, 4 miles west of Nichols when his westbound car left the road and struck a concrete culvert in a roadside ditch.