Kaye Little Hickman

Hickman, Kaye Little Age 85 died 01/14/15 Auto accident 01/10/15, he suffered a stroke from injuries on 01/13/15, passed away Wednesday, 01/14/15 Born May 3, 1929 in Kokomo, Indiana to Freda (Minnick) Hickman-Lackore and George H. Hickman Brother Larry Hickman deceased January 27, 2014 Graduated 1948 Marion High School, Marion, IN US Navy 1948-1952, TD2, Kaye was a pilot in the Navy he maintained his pilots license for many years after his discharge. Colonial Bakery Route Supervisor 1954-1959 General Motors 1959-1995 Graduated GM Apprentice tool and die maker 1964 Transferred from Marion, GM plant to Kalamazoo GM 1965. Married Carol Rogers, 1949, mother of George Michael Hickman and Greg Hickman Married Dana (Sutton) Hickman June, 18, 1959, mother of Deanna Kaye Hickman Dana preceded Kaye in death, June 1999. Dana played the piano and was the singer, for years in a band that Kaye started, he was the drummer. Married Sue (Patch) Hickman 2007 she survives, Kaye and Sue were Kalamazoo County Gold Wing chapter directors, spent many years riding their gold wing which Kaye loved to deck out in chrome and lights. Sue is retired from Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, she met Kaye through a co-worker (Dee Miller) who rode her own gold wing and introduced them. Children: George "Mike" Hickman (Denise) Fairmount, Indiana Greg Hickman, Powell, Ohio Deanna Kaye Hickman (Joe Gulash), Springhill, Tennessee Grandchildren: Lindsay Hickman Ramey (Matt) Amboy, IN Joey Hickman (Fairmount, Indiana) Kyle Hickman (Powell, Ohio) Alexandra Hickman (Powell. Ohio) Great Grandchildren: Hunter and Jase Ramey Step Children: Amy Patch McFarland (Chad), Brodie & Halie, Coldwater, Rodney Patch (Denise), Luke, Alexa, Scarlett, Soyer, Cincinnati, Ohio Kaye and Dana traveled extensively in their younger years, all over Europe, China, Russia, and Africa. Kaye was an avid poker player; for years he hosted a Friday night poker game.