A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, December 17 for Mr Malcolm William Hickson, of Woldholme Avenue, Driffield, who died peacefully in hospital on December 10. He was 74.
The service was conducted by the Rev Malcolm Exley and the organist was Mr Peter Maw.
Malcolm was born in Driffield and attended school there. He worked at Sugar Mills before joining the Army at the age of nearly 18 where he served for 22 years. After leaving the Army he went to work at Leconfield as a Driving Instructor for the Ministry of Defence and stayed there until he retired.
He met his wife Brenda when they were both 15 and working at Sugar Mills, they married in Hessle in 1958 and they had been married for 54 years when he died.
He enjoyed gardening, computer games, holidays and had a lifelong interest in all sports, in his younger days he played hockey and football for the United Nations in Cyprus.
Malcolm was very family orientated, he loved spending time with his family and he will be greatly missed by them all.
Chief mourners: Brenda (wife), Michael & Rita (son & daughter in law), Gary & Cheryl (son & partner), Craig (grandson), Darren & Sophie (grandson & wife), Josh, Hayden (grandsons),Kellie (granddaughter), Joyce & Ron Dibble (sister & brother in law), Sue & Jenny Hickson (sister in law & niece), Joan Merritt (sister in law) also rep David Merritt & family (nephew), Paulla Ecclestone rep Malcolm Ecclestone (niece & Husband),Janet & Karl Hardy (sister in law & husband), Jonathon Hardy (nephew), Dorothy & Chris Grey (niece & husband), Lynette & Andrew Edeson (niece & husband), Tracey & Kevin Todd (niece & husband), Rodney & Teri Dibble (nephew & wife), Anita Salmon (niece), Liz Hickson & Rachel Barr (niece in law), Michael & Naomi Grey (nephew & wife), Christine Hickson rep Kevin Hickson (nephew & wife).
Others present: Charlotte Temple, Robert Stone, Lauren Temple, William Temple, Sue Walton, Sarah Walton, Norman & Jill Robinson, Yvonne Johnson, Ruth Wharram, Marion Ake, Sandra Ake, Mr & Mrs T Seline, Susan Malster, Cedric Robson, Arthur Robson, Stan Bird rep Elaine Bird, Mr & Mrs W Willis, Mr A Welburn, Malcolm Ake.