PALLBEARERS
Family and Friends
In Loving Memory
Of
FLORAL BEARERS
Family and Friends
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APPRECIATION
MARY a. hICKS
Sunrise
February 12, 1923
Sunset
September 13, 2007
The family of Mary A. Hicks wishes to express their sincere
appreciation for the calls, visits, prayers, and all other acts of
kindness shown to them during the loss of their loved one. May
God bless you and keep you in His tender care.
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Professional Services Entrusted to:
Oliver & Eggleston Funeral Home
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
12:00 Noon
12302 West Colonial Trial, Crewe, Virginia 23930
(434) 645-9292 * Fax (434)392-4022
Union Baptist Church
Crewe, Virginia
“Service That’s Distinctive-But Not Expensive”
www.finalcareconsultants.com
Reverend Sarah Coleman, Pastor/Eulogist
Obituary
Love Lives On
Prelude…………………………………………..Soft Music
“To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose
under the heaven….”
Those we love are never really lost to us--We feel them in so many special ways--Through friends they always cared about
And dreams they left behind,
In beauty that they added to our days…
In words of wisdom we still carry with us
And memories that never will be gone…
Those we love
Are never really lost to us--For everywhere their special love lives on.
Processional…………………………...Minister and Family
A Time to Be Born: February 12, 1923 was a joyous blessed day
when Mary Agnes Stokes-Hicks was born to the family of
Roosevelt and Onnie Stokes. Mary was the second child and the
only daughter of Roosevelt and Onnie
A Time to Grow: Mary attended school in Nottoway County. In
1942, Mary married William Hicks and to their union two children
was born.
A Time to Serve: Mary accepted Christ as her savior early in life
and was baptized and joined the Union Baptist Church.
A Time to Work: Mary was proudly employed as a cook at the
YMCA in Crewe for some years. Her last job was at the Piedmont
Geriatric Hospital, she worked in the Housekeeping Department for
30 years, “Mary” was a gentle and kind person she enjoyed being
around people.
A Time to Die: On September 13, 2007, The Master looked down
on Mary and saw that the road was getting rough and that the hills
were getting harder for her to climb. He gently closed her weary
eyes and whispered, “Peace Be Thine” her soul now rests with God,
and the earth will soon claim its own. But someday we’ll meet again
- shouting around The Master’s Throne. Preceded her in death was
her husband: William Hicks; mother: Onnie; father: Roosevelt and
two brothers: John Lewis and Royal Stokes.
A Time to Remember: Mary Agnes Stokes-Hick leaves her
legacy of love and devotions to her children: William Hicks (Carrie)
of Silver Spring, Maryland and Mildred Evans (Michael) of
Farmville, Virginia; three grandchildren: Nathan Hicks, Edris
Goings and Alex Mahan; five great grandchildren; one great-great
grandchild; three brother-in-laws and a host of nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends. Mildred Rather the sister she never had,
Mildred was her sister, she loved Mildred and Mildred loved her.
Hymn…………………………………………………Choir
Scriptures…………………………………………..Minister
Old Testament
New Testament
Prayer of Comfort………………………………….Minister
Solo…………………………………………Diana Pritchett
Her Journey’s Just Begun
Don’t think of her as gone away
Acknowledgements…………………………..Church Clerk
Her journey’s just begun,
Obituary…………….Read Silently…………….Soft Music
Life holds so many facets
Solo…………………………………………….Gloria Love
This earth is only one.
Eulogy…………………………...Reverend Sarah Coleman
Just think of her as resting
Recessional...................................................................Choir
From the sorrows and the tears
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years.
Think how much she must be wishing.
That we could know today
How nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away.
And think of her as living
In hearts of those she touched
For nothing loved is ever lost
And she was loved so much.
Order of Service
Interment
Jackson Family Cemetery
Crewe, Virginia
Repast
The family will receive friends following interment in the
AE Ransom Complex. Then the family will relocate to:
680 Dogwood Road
Burkeville, Virginia