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Funeral services for Dean Hicks, 86, of Knoxville, a native of Somers and a 1958 graduate of Cedar Valley High School, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville. Family will receive friends on Monday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. A full obituary can be found at the funeral home's website. In keeping with Dean's generous spirit, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions in place of flowers to the Knoxville Senior Center or the Mt. Pleasant Old Threshers Foundation. Dean passed away October 18, 2026, surrounded by his family at the Comfort House in Pella. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Linda; and his sons: Brad (Sue) Hicks of Algona and Steve (Rhonda) Hicks of Oskaloosa; and locally by his sister, Judy Wood of Fort Dodge.