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Bickley was a founding director of the Yoakum County State Bank (since Wells Fargo), the first financial institution in the town. He was a charter member of both the Denver City Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He was a Mason and a Shriner and served on the boards of the Yoakum County Hospital and Library. He promoted public schools, particularly athletics, music, and literary programs. Bickley served as a founding alderman of Denver City, having been elected to a single four-year term in 1940, just after his arrival in town. In 1965, he was named the "Outstanding Citizen of Denver City."<ref>Cecil Bickley, Oral History Collection, Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University.</ref> Because of his civic involvement, Bickley became a living legend in his community and was often called "Mr. Denver City."

Bickley was a founding director of the Yoakum County State Bank (since Wells Fargo), the first financial institution in the town. He was a charter member of both the Denver City Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He was a Mason and a Shriner and served on the boards of the Yoakum County Hospital and Library. He promoted public schools, particularly athletics, music, and literary programs. Bickley served as a founding alderman of Denver City, having been elected to a single four-year term in 1940, just after his arrival in town. In 1965, he was named the "Outstanding Citizen of Denver City."<ref>Cecil Bickley, Oral History Collection, Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University.</ref> Because of his civic involvement, Bickley became a living legend in his community and was often called "Mr. Denver City."

Peggy Bickley became an energetic civic booster in her own right through involvement with the Order of the Eastern Star, the Denver City Museum, the  annual American Cancer Society fund drive, the First [[United Methodist]] Church, and the Yoakum County Library, subsequently named in Cecil's honor. In 1984, the Denver City Chamber of Commerce named Mrs. Bickley as the "Outstanding Citizen", nearly two decades after her husband received the honor. The Bickleys had two children, Peggy Bickley Point of [[Austin]] (born [[Christmas]] 1941) and William Michael "Mike" Bickley (born October 7, 1946) of [[Fort Worth]].<ref name=pobit>Peggy Patterson Bickley (obituary), ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', February 28, 2007</ref> Peggy and Mike were born in Hobbs, [[New Mexico]], because there was no clinic at the time in Denver City.

Peggy Bickley became an energetic civic booster in her own right through involvement with the Order of the Eastern Star, the Denver City Museum, the  annual American Cancer Society fund drive, the First [[United Methodist]] Church, and the Yoakum County Library, subsequently named in Cecil's honor. In 1984, the Denver City Chamber of Commerce named Mrs. Bickley as the "Outstanding Citizen", nearly two decades after her husband received the honor. The Bickleys had two children, Peggy Bickley Point of [[Austin]] (born [[Christmas]] 1941) and William Michael "Mike" Bickley (born October 7, 1946) of [[Fort Worth]].<ref name=pobit>Peggy Patterson Bickley obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', February 28, 2007.</ref> Peggy and Mike were born in Hobbs, [[New Mexico]], because there was no clinic at the time in Denver City.

Cecil and Peggy Bickley are interred at the Denver City Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=pobit/>

Cecil and Peggy Bickley are interred at the Denver City Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=pobit/>