Gary Alan

Hickson

Gary Alan Hickson, 79, of Campbell, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2026, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born Monday, December 23, 1946, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Harold and Narcia Ricks Hickson.

Gary was an over-the-road truck driver and a musician who played the drums for many years.

On March 18, 1970, in Campbell, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Jean Adkins, she survives.

His other survivors include two sons, Jamie Hickson and wife, Delorise, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Ryan Hickson of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; one daughter, Aleisha Collins and husband, Kenny, of Dexter, Missouri; three grandchildren, Seth Hickson, Damon Hickson, and Olivia Wilkerson and husband, Tyler; two great-grandchildren, Ezra Wilkerson and Esther Wilkerson; two sisters, Lee Hickson of Campbell and Kathy Samples of Holcomb, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Dennis Hickson.

Visitation will be held Friday, November 20, 2026 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. A memorial service will follow at 7:00 p.m., in Landess Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Dale Hartle officiating.

Landess Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.