Margaret Ruth Wenz Hicks

Mrs. Margaret Ruth Wenz HicksWest Pelzer, SC

Mrs. Margaret Ruth Wenz Hicks, 89, of West Pelzer, SC, loving wife of the late Arthur Milton Hicks, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her residence.

Margaret was born in New York, NY on August 27, 1926 to the late William and Margaret Louise Gunther Wenz. She was a retired teacher in the New York City School System and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Anderson.

Margaret is survived by a son; Arthur F. Hicks of Pelzer, SC; a son-in-law; Doug Richter of Piedmont; four grandchildren; Douglas Michael Richter of Charlotte, NC, Timothy Matthew Richter of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Alison Marisa Piazza of Simpsonville, and Arthur F. Hicks, Jr. of Jacksonville, NC; and four great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter; Lois Alexandra Hicks Richter; and a brother; Alvin Wenz.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1303 McLees Road, Anderson, SC 29621. Interment will follow at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veteran's Cemetery in Anderson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home - Powdersville Road, which is assisting the family.