Mr. Thomas Hicks

HICKS, Mr. Thomas "Thommie" - Age 61, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastors Tonya and Le Bailey officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Hicks willl lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12 noon-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Thomas Hicks “Thommie” was born September 10, 1951 in Brierfield, Alabama, the son of Willie and Gracie Hicks. He moved to Flint, Michigan in 1953. Thomas attended Beecher High School. He was baptized at an early age. Thomas retired from Delphi and was a member of UAW Local #659. He loved listening to music, playing cards, singing and barbecuing. Most of all Thomas enjoyed spending time with his children, brothers, sisters, family and friends. In addition to making people laugh. Mr. Thomas Hicks leaves to cherish his memory: 3 daughters, Brenda (Marvin) Mays, Camillia Hicks, all of Flint and Mary Hicks of Waycross, GA; 3 sons, Roscoe Hicks of Flint, Raymond (Angela) Hicks of Lawrenceville, GA and Thomas Hicks, Jr. of Waycross, GA; 5 grandchildren, Taylor Hicks, Morganne Hicks and Raymond Hicks, Jr., all of Lawrenceville, GA, Asia Mays and Ariyal Mays, both of Flint; step-mother, Essie Hicks; 3 sisters, Annie (Willie) Strong, Emma (Larry) Sweeney, all of Flint and Azilee Hudson of Wilton, AL; 2 brothers, Jimmie (Rosemary) Hicks of Flint and Johnny (Pearl) Hicks of Jacksonville, AL; aunt, Sarah Hopkins of Wilton, AL; 3 sisters-in-law, Margaret Hicks, Mildred Hicks and Betty Brown; brother-in-law, Reginald Morris, all of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends including the mothers of his children, Connee Andrews and Mary Lawerance; special friends, the Whitakers, Bridgette Watkins, Zebedee and Janise Owens, Preston Watkins and Willie Ragland. Mr. Hicks was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Gracie Hicks; sisters, Rose Poplar and Sarah Morris; brothers, Willie Hicks, Glen Brown and Jessie Hicks. The Family would like to express special thanks to the staff of the 4th Floor Hurley Medical Center ICU, Pastors Tonya and Le Bailey and Hand of God Ministries family, Lois and Karen at Faith United Methodist Church.

Mr. Thomas Hicks

September 10, 1951 - December 2, 2012