Individual Details
Hubert Bruce Ficks
(21 Mar 1927 - 27 Jan 2007)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Mary Louise Deshong (1935 - 2021) |
| Father | Harry Delmar Ficks (1894 - 1982) |
| Mother | Estella Pearl Schooley (1898 - 1974) |
Notes
Death
Hubert B. Ficks, 79, Mercersburg, died Saturday, January 27, 2007, at Fulton County Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1927, in McConnellsburg, to Harry and Stella (Schooley) Ficks. He was married to Mary Deshong Ficks on October 16, 1953. He was retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, where he had worked for 40 years as a sales clerk. He enjoyed hunting and working in his wood shop. He was a member of Evangel Assembly of God Church.He was a Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a member of McConnellsburg VFW. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their two sons: Michael (husband of Beverly) Ficks, Mercersburg; and Jeffrey (husband of Melody) Ficks, also of Mercersburg; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers: Lewis Ficks, St. Thomas, and Donald Ficks, Chambersburg; six sisters: Esta Deshong, McConnellsburg; Betty Miller, Chambersburg; Laytha Clever, Lemasters; Shelvy Clever, Chambersburg; Audrey Clever, Mercersburg; and Patsy Pluta, McConnellsburg. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew, and two sisters and an infant brother. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 31, at Kelso- Cornelius Funeral Home Inc., McConnellsburg. Rev. Robert Smith officiated. Burial was made in Union Cemetery.
Endnotes
1. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHND-L3K : Sun Oct 15 15:29:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Hubert B Ficks and Mary L Deshong, 16 Oct 1953..

