Mrs. Doris Hicks Aleknas, age 78, passed away peacefully at home at her home in Section, Alabama on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Doris was born to Dalla Cleve & Trecia Dezarn Hicks on May 27, 1943 in Kentucky. Doris married the love of her life, John Dale Aleknas on February 2, 1962.
Doris leaves behind her two loving children, Jamie Aleknas Burns (Sean) and John Mark Aleknas (Denise); her cherished grandchildren, Dylan Sean Burns (Madison) and Alyssa Breanne Aleknas (Jacob); one great grandchild on the way; two brothers, Clay Hicks (Nancy) and Dallas Hicks (Debbie); a special cousin, Roberta Carlton; and nieces and nephews, Bob Pierce, Mike Pierce, Linda Kontoulis, Nancy Kaliszewski, John Morgan, Sherry Edwards, and Tony Hicks. She was preceded in death by her husband 54 years, John Dale Aleknas; a brother, Thurman Hicks; parents, Dallas & Trecia Hicks; and a nephew, Mark Morgan.
Doris was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. But above all, she was a devout Christian lady. She was a beloved member of the Scottsboro Community Church of God.
A service celebrating a life well lived will take place on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Scottsboro Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Her pastor, Rev. Jason Lee, will officiate. Friends may visit with Doris’s family beginning one hour prior to the service. Following the services in Scottsboro, Doris will be laid to rest beside her husband at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in her memory.
Arrangements Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home
