Funeral Service for Thurman (Junior) Hicks, Jr. of Hazel Green, AL will be conducted on Monday, January 22, 2024, at 2 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Brother Ennis Hyman and Bridget Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in the Charity Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 11 am to 2 pm on Monday prior to the service.
Mr. Hicks passed away on January 15, 2024, at Huntsville Hospital Hospice Family Care after a short illness. Mr. Hicks was born on November 4, 1943, and was a native of Madison County, AL. He was retired and the former owner of Hicks Auto Electric in Fayetteville, TN.
Mr. Hicks enjoyed gardening, refurbishing antique farm equipment, fishing, and traveling. He had many talents. He could repair most anything electrical or mechanical and was a skilled carpenter. He built a beautiful cabin on Woods Reservoir where he especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He had the patience to teach anyone that asked him how to make or repair most anything as well. He was a loving and generous husband, son, stepfather, step grandfather, step great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many and will be greatly missed.
Mr. Hicks is survived by his stepdaughter, Denise Reeves-Robertson (Brent); step granddaughters, BreAnne Robertson (Aaron Driscoll), Bridget Vaughn (Danny), Cassie Reeves (David Ring); brother, Sam Hicks; sister, Ann Douglas (Ben); step great-grandchildren, Morgan Hockett (MJ), Colton and Camdon Ring. Survivors also include nieces Wanda Lamb, Vickie Holman, Anita Brown; nephews Brook and Brad Hicks, Bruce and Brian Riddle, and Barry Douglas; sisters-in-law Lavergne Street, Janice Crabtree, Darlene Clevenger, and Sheila Quick; as well as many great nieces & nephews. In addition to his family, Mr. Hicks is survived by special friends John Watts, Delmer Jones (Ruth), Karen Herrington & Junior Parker (Jenna).
Mr. Hicks was predeceased by the love of his life, Patricia Ann Hicks, who he had been married to for 32 years, and stepson Danny Reeves; as well as his parents Thurman Hicks, Sr. and Nannie B. Hicks; brother Ronnie Hicks; and sister Vera Riddle.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Thurman Hicks, Jr.
