It is with sympathy, the management and staff of Slater's Funeral Home, Inc. announce the passing of Mrs. Lillian Hicks, Milledgeville, Georgia. Mrs. Hicks passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023.

Graveside services were held on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM from the Hicks Family Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21:4

Mrs. Lillian Knox Hicks was born on September 12, 1941, in Milledgeville, Georgia, to Mrs. Mamie Lue Knox and Sandy Knox, Sr.

Lillian was baptized at Second Macedonia Baptist Church and became a member at an early age.

Lillian, known as “Tilla” to many of her family and friends, graduated from J.F. Boddie High School.

Lillian married Samuel Adam Hicks in 1973 and they had 3 sons: Richard Allen Hicks, Jamaal Iman Hicks and Marcus Lamar Hicks.  The family resided in Milledgeville, Georgia, until 1986 when they moved to Mableton, Georgia, where they resided for many years.
After raising her children, Lillian was dearly respected by her co-workers at Lindley Middle School where she retired after 10 years of service.

Our beloved one entered eternal rest on Monday, June 12, 2023, while in the care of her sons and nieces in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Memories of Lillian “Tilla” Hicks shall always be cherished by a loving and devoted family. She is survived by sons, Richard A. Hicks, Jamaal I. Hicks (Lee Ann), and Marcus L. Hicks, all of Milledgeville, Georgia; grandchildren, Dylan Resha, Thomas Resha (Chandler), Jolee Drew, and Jaden Hicks, all of Milledgeville, Georgia;  brother, Hardy Lee Knox (Lillie) of Sparta, Georgia, and sister, Mattie Johnson (Al) of Augusta, Georgia, as well as sisters-in-law, Barbara Hicks Garnes of Riverdale, Georgia, Nettie C. Knox and Edna J. Stone (Johnny), both of Milledgeville, Georgia, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.   Lillian was preceded in death by her husband Samuel “Nick” Hicks, her parents, and her siblings, Willie Mae Knox, Sandy Knox, Jr., Roscoe Knox, Theodore Franklin Knox, Bobby Knox, Sr., Annie Lue Knox, and Thomas Knox.

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