Vivian Mary Hicks

Aug 10, 1926 - Dec. 12, 2016 SUN CITY WEST - Vivian Mary (Zucal) Hicks passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Vivian was the second of two daughters born to Louis and Mary Zucal. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1944 and was class president. Shortly after graduation, Vivian was employed at the Buhl Implement Company. Three years later, Bill Hicks returned from World War II and they were married on Nov. 16, 1947. Vivian helped with the family farm and cattle operation NE of Buhl, Idaho. She had the unique ability to brand cattle by day and host a gourmet dinner party that night. She worked several part-time jobs including as a US Post Office Rural Carrier, a bookkeeper at West End Fertilizer, and a scale operator for Amalgamated Sugar Company. Later in life, she and Bill attended the College of Southern Idaho to study real estate, received their licenses, and worked with the Clear Lakes Agency in Buhl, Idaho. Vivian enjoyed volunteer work with the Magic Valley Hospital and was president of their Ladies Auxiliary. She also volunteered for the West End Senior Center, the West End Food Bank, and the Sun City West Food Bank. Vivian loved being outdoors. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, water skiing, and golf. She and Bill took up tennis in their 60's. Vivian was an amazing cook and loved entertaining, playing bridge with different groups of friends, dancing, and playing shuffleboard and pool. She almost always caught the most fish and usually beat Bill at cards and pool. In the 70's, Vivian and Bill took up the motor home life, traveling the United States. Eventually, they became snowbirds, living part time in Sun Flower Resort in Surprise, and part-time in Buhl, Idaho. In 1996, Vivian and Bill sold the farm and moved to the Moon Glo Senior Estates in Buhl, Idaho. They also bought a duplex in Sun City West. Vivian loved Idaho and especially the Cedar Draw community of hard-working farm families. She kept those friendships and made even more after their move to Arizona. Those friendships were special to her all of her life. Her husband, Ewing "Bill" Hicks, passed away in December 2014. They were married for 67 years. She is survived by her son, Tim and daughter-in-law, Lynn; granddaughter, Jessica Drake and grandson-in-law, Travis Drake; two great-granddaughters, Kinzi and Camryn Drake; and her sister, Lillian (Zucal) Kimbrough, of Atlanta, Ga. A celebration of life will be held on Dec. 21, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of Tim and Lynn Hicks, 22120 N. Los Gatos Drive, Sun City West. Memorial donations may be made to any of the following, West End Senior Center, 1010 Main St., Buhl, ID 83316, (208 543-4577); The Sjogren's Foundation, Sjogren's Memorial Fund - www.sjogrens.org (Memorial Donation); a charity of your choice.