We are heartbroken to announce the death of Claude Everette Hicks, better known as Eddie. He passed away peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2023 at the age of 61.
Graveside Service: 11 a.m., Saturday, November 4, 2023 at New Hope Christian Church, 2779 NC - 98, Louisburg, North Carolina.
A visitation will be held at the church prior to the Graveside at 10 a.m., where the family will receive friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests, donations to the Azle Community Caring Center at https://communitycaringcenter.com/donate-online/. Please note the donation is in memory of Eddie in the comment box.
Eddie was a loving husband, a dedicated father, a supportive friend, a competitive pool player, a skilled mechanical engineer, and an elite equestrian professional.
He was a member of the American Pool Players Association and the North American Pool Shooters Association. While playing with the Good Ole Boys League from Azle, he often placed first and won matches at Tri-Cup and Tri-Cities tournaments.
Eddie was active in the American Quarter Horse Association and was a certified World Conformation Horse Association judge who officiated competitions throughout the United States and South America. He was the former head trainer at Fossil Gate Farms and Charlie Dobbs Quarter Horses where he trained and showed World and Congress Champion quarter, halter, and thoroughbred horses.
When Eddie was not pursuing his competitive and professional goals, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He found joy in traveling through the country with his wife and friends as part of the self-titled motorcycle group Wild Hogs and Pigtails. He cheered for his grandchildren at their sporting events every chance he could. He loved watching them grow and learn and was so proud of their accomplishments.
Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, Everette Gaye Hicks and Claudia Marie Hicks.
He is survived by his wife, Heidi Hicks; his children, Sara Grant, Chance Brooks, and Malorie Brooks and her husband, Jay Fussell; his grandchildren, Cheyanne and Dakota Grant; his brother, Scott Hicks; and his niece, Brittany Newell and her husband, Jacob and their children, Olivia and Ethan.
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