Evelyn Gayle Hicks, 68, of Lewisburg, West Virginia, was called home to heaven on February 24, 2022 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Low Moor, Virginia after a long battle with leukemia.

She was born February 10, 1954 at Clintonville, WV to Harlan R. Hartsook and the late Irene Spade Hartsook.

Gayle was a lifelong resident of Greenbrier County and spent most of her childhood with two of her siblings and her beloved paternal grandparents and was a 1972 graduate of Greenbrier East High School.

She spent her professional career of over 40 years in the reservation office at the Greenbrier Hotel.

Gayle's favorite activity was spending time with and doing special things for her family and friends and taking care of her cherished dogs over the years.

She was a member of the Enon Baptist Church and enjoyed participating in the sewing, knitting, and crafting activities of their various mission and charitable programs.

In addition to her mother, Irene and stepfather, Edward Barutha, she was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Homan and Nina Gilkeson Hartsook; maternal grandparents, Bill and Edith Spade, and sister, Shelby Hartsook Haubert.

Those left to miss Gayle and cherish her memory are her husband, Jim Hicks of Lewisburg, WV; children, Chrystal McNeely (Dana), of Crawley, WV, and Roger G. Hinkle of Frankford, WV; father, Harlan R. Hartsook of Crawley, WV; siblings, Shirleen Bishop (John) of North Myrtle Beach, SC, Carol Jaeger of Union Grove, WI, Jim Moten (Susan) of Rosburg, WA, Joyce Martin (Jesse) of Crawley, WV, and Frances Lesher (Joe) of Elkview, WV; grandchildren, Autumn McNeely (Kim) of Greenville, WV, Brittany Gilkeson (J W) of Rupert, WV, Great Granddaughter, Paiten Surgeon of Rupert, WV; stepchildren, Jimmy Hicks (Sam) of Pinch, WV, and Christi Hicks of White Sulphur Springs, WV; several nieces, nephews, uncles and many special friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Morgan Funeral Home Lewisburg, WV with Pastor Sam McClung and Pastor Steve Barnette officiating. Burial will follow at the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery Frankford, WV.

Visitation will be held at 12:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Morgan Funeral Home Lewisburg, WV.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.morganfh.net.

Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, WV. Services Visitation Tuesday, March 01, 2022 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Morgan Funeral Home 252 Montvue Drive Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901 Funeral Service Tuesday, March 01, 2022 2:00 PM Morgan Funeral Home 252 Montvue Drive Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901 Condolences No Guestbook entries found. Sign the Guestbook Name * Name Location Location Video Link Link to Video (Youtube or Vimeo) ImageNo file chosen Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email * Email Message *

An online guestbook may be signed at www.morganfh.net.

Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, WV.