Deceased Classmate: Ritcheson, Jodi (1990)
Date Of Birth: 10-12-1971
Date Deceased: 9-25-2007
Age at Death: 35
Cause of Death:
Classmate City: Pendleton
Classmate State: IN
Classmate Country: USA
Was a Veteran: No
Survived By: She is survived by: Husband – Troy S. Hicks of Pendleton; Son – Troy Jacob "T.J." Hicks at home; Parents – Marilyn (Gillis) and Armand Ahrendt of Spokane, WA and Truman L. Ritcheson of Seattle, WA; Brother – Todd and wife Lara Ritcheson of Marysville, WA; 4 Aunts – Bobbie Arnett, Joann Fletcher, Pat and husband Jerry Thomas, and Betty Pederson; Step-Sister – Leslie and husband Michael Barnes of Scottsdale, AZ; Step-Brother – Dave and wife Teresa Ahrendt of Spokane, WA; 3 Nephews – Joshua Ritcheson, Donovan Ritcheson, and Dezman Ritcheson; In-laws – Rod and Susan Hicks of Noblesville and Tom and Beverly Austin of Elwood; Brother-in-law – Trent and wife Tonya Hicks of Greenwood; Sister-in-law – Elizabeth and husband Adrian Heim of Elwood; Special Niece – Kennedy Heim; Special Nephews – Conner and Dylan Hicks; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her Maternal Grandparents – Earl & Eileen Gillis.

Jodi Lyn (Ritcheson) Hicks, age 35 of Pendleton, Indiana, died September 25, 2007 at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis following a very brief illness. She was born October 12, 1971 in Spokane, WA. She was a second grade teacher at Edgewood Elementary School in Elwood since 1998. She was a 1990 graduate of Ferris High School in Spokane, WA, and graduated with a Bachelors degree from Eastern Washington University. She married Troy Scea Hicks on August 27, 1994. She was currently a member of the Ovid Community Church in Pendleton, and formerly attended the First United Methodist Church in Elwood. She was a member of the Elwood Classroom Teachers Association and Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She enjoyed scrap booking, spending time with family, and especially being a mother.