Virgil E. ‘Sonny’ Hicks Jr., 79, of rural South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 7:52 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.,where he was admitted the previous Thursday. He was born March 3, 1935, in Huntington, Ind., a son of Virgil K. and Laura Elizabeth (Shellenbarger) Hicks. His formative …read more.