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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels August 21, 2004 Captain Neese Davis Hicks Captain Neese Davis Hicks passed away on the morning of August 9th, 2004, in Concord, California. He was a pilot who flew perilous cargo missions in six wars: World War II, The Nationalist China- Communist Conflict, the CIA mission in Tibet, The Korean War, The Laos Conflict, and the Vietnam War, at Dien Bien Phu. He flew for the Army Air Corps, Air America, Civil Air Transport, Southern Air Transport, and later in peace time for Japan Air Lines. He was an aviator for 28 years. Captain Hicks was born in High Point, North Carolina, on February 1st, 1922. He entered military service in 1941, serving first as an armorer then enlisting in the Army Air Corps. He began his cargo combat missions by joining Air America and flying the "Hump," the Himalayas Mountains, between India and China. After World War II he volunteered for cargo missions supplying the Nationalist Chinese armed forces against the Communists. In Shanghai, China he met Marie J. Da Costa in 1946. They married in 1949 and moved to High Point, North Carolina. In 1953 he joined Air America and moved his family to Tokyo, Japan. He flew for Japan Air Lines for 1968 to 1971. In 1971 he returned to the U.S.A. to live in Ashland, Oregon, and opened a hardware store from 1972 to 1977. He also raised beef cattle. He returned to aviation in 1981-1982 as a pilot for a charter line. In 1998 he retired to Pittsburgh, California. He loved nature, and visiting wilderness areas and national parks. He also expressed this love in one of his favorite hobbies, painting. His last oil was of an eagle flying over a mountain bike. He was the loving and beloved husband of Marie and father to sons; David, Gary, Bryan and Lester, who survive him. Captain Hicks was a courageous man who risked his life in his duty to his country's call to engage in the struggle for freedom around the world. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to a charity of one's own choosing. Maureen Grace Mitchell Maureen, 50, passed away August 19th, 2004. She was a licensed midwife of 24 years, and will be remembered by hundreds. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date . DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams