John Marion Hicks, age 89, of 303 Sun Valley Dr., died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Tuesday, December 20, 2016. A native of Atlanta, he was born May 16, 1927, the son of the late Lennie and Lillian Hicks. Mr. Hicks served in the Navy during WWII on the USS Baltimore. He moved to Americus from Columbus in 1965. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and a Sunday School Teacher. He served in the Kairos Prison Ministry and was a part of the Emmaus Group. He was a member of the R.O.M.E.O. lunch group. Mr. Hicks loved golfing, traveling to see his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and he always had a humorous joke for every occasion. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016, at 10:00 AM at First Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Rusty Mauldin officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM at Park Hill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA 31907. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 21, 2016 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Helen Hicks Memorial Fund in care of First Baptist Church of Americus, 221 S. Lee St., Americus, GA 31709. Surviviors include four daughters, Marie Hicks Davis (Jim) of Appling, Susan Hicks Garbow of Grovetown, Beth Mushet (Jim) of Martinez and Joan Hicks Oliver of Conyers; ten grandchildren, Lindsay Canjea, Julie Newman, Suzie Beman, Jay Davis, Thomas Clower, Stacy Clower, Sean Singletary, Spencer Singletary, Matthew Oliver, Kristen Reach; and four great grandchildren, Alessa Clower, Hal, Bray and Knox Beman. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen Hicks, a daughter, Jean Hicks Clower and a brother, L.C. Hicks. You may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts and memories by visiting www.greghancockfuneralchapel.com.

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