| Graduation Year | Class of 1959 |
| Date of Birth | Jan 02, 1941 |
| Date of Passing | Oct 02, 2026 |
| About | https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mybellinghamnow/name/sharon-hicks-obituary?id=62717516 Sharon was born in Missoula, MT and was the youngest daughter of Madison and Helen (Hunter) Jones. Helen remarried Bill Dyer and Bill and Helen raised Sharon. As a child she lived in Elgin, OR and later Montesano, WA. After graduating from Montesano High School, she moved to Seattle where she became a certified dental assistant in October 1959. Sharon married Harvey Hicks on November 10, 1962, in Burien, WA. They were married for over 57 years before he passed in 2019. Sharon gave birth to her first child, Bryan Hicks, on January 1, 1964. He was "Mr. New Year" as the first baby born at Burien General Hospital that year. Her 2nd son, Mark and daughter Sharyl were also both born in the Seattle area. The family moved to Danville, CA in 1975 for 14 years. The couple returned to the Seattle area in 1989 living in Federal Way, Vaughn and the Bellingham area. Sharon loved all things Hawaiian and learned Hawaiian dancing after traveling to Hawaii for her honeymoon. She was also an avid painter and would paint flowers or trees on anything to spruce it up. Decorating beautiful birthday and wedding cakes went from a hobby to a job during her time in California. She also had a love for animals and always had a cat or dog by her side. Most recently, her cat Nina was a constant source of companionship and comfort. She is survived by her son, Mark Hicks and his wife, Katy, of Birch Bay, Washington; her daughter, Sharyl (Hicks) DeBusschere and her husband, Mark, of Lafayette, California; and six grandchildren: Shawn, Megan, Josie, Odessa, Justin, and Alexis. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Bryan; husband, Harvey and sister, Marilyn (Jones) Knapton. A private memorial will be held in the future. |
