James Martin Hicks, 77, a retired Sargent Major with the US Army National Guard, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 in Fort Worth. James was born October 3, 1939 in Chillicothe, Missouri to Joseph and Dorothy Cooper Hicks. They both preceded him in death. He loved the PBR. James was an old school cowboy and a wild horse rider. He will be missed by all that love him. He is survived by his sons, Brad Hicks and Brian Hicks and wife, Mary; sister, Carolyn Stevens and husband, Gerald; grandchildren, Aki, Byron and Christopher.