James Allen "Doc" Hickle, age 75 of Garden City, Missouri passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 6, 2012 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri with interment in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be Thursday, January 5, 2012 6:00-8:00 P.M. also at the Chapel. Family suggests memorial contributions to Children's Mercy Hospital and can be left in care of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

James was an Air Force veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a truck driver for Ideal Truck Lines in Kansas City, Missouri retiring in October 1987.

Survivors include his wife, Naomi of the home; one son James B. Hickle, Garden City, Missouri; two daughters Bonita Johnson, Grandview, Missouri and Amanda Swanson, Omaha, Nebraska; ten grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one brother Carl Hickle, Farmerville, Ohio; and two sisters Ann Curtis, Wilkenson, Indiana and Peggy O'Cull, Maysville, Kentucky.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.