Cleta Hickam

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Cleta E. Hickam, 92, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo.

She was born Sept. 26, 1909, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of Charles and Mary Smoot Swink. She and George A. Hickam were married July 7, 1928, in Union County, Ill. He died Jan. 12, 1978.

Hickam had been a school cook and also worked in a restaurant. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Cobden, Ill.

Survivors include a daughter, Geraldine Beppler of Bridgeton; a son, Lewis Hickam of Cartersville, Ga.; a brother, Leo Swink of Anna, Ill.; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joey McKinnies officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery.