Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 7, 2020 at Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Please be mindful that we will adhere to all government recommendations and mandates to limit the number of attendees at all services at this time. We are limiting the number of attendees to no more than 10 at the funeral home chapel services and graveside services. We thank you for your understanding and patience during this time.
ILene Michelle King Hicks was born January 17, 1964. She was adopted by the late ILene King. After her passing, Gus and Therese Eglin became her legal guardian, and she was raised in their home. ILene was educated in the public school system in Texas. She spent most of her working years in Retail. In 1996 she moved to Metro Atlanta. It was there she would meet the love of her life, Joseph Hicks Jr.
She leaves to cherish her memories to a devoted husband, Joseph Hicks Jr.; four children, Bernard James Hicks, Ayanna Hicks, Justin Hicks, and Jonathan Hicks; father-in-law, Rev. Joseph Hicks Sr.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Angela Parks, Deborah Hicks, Roderick Hicks, Calvin Hicks, Teresa Williams (David), and Wendell Hicks (Katrin); extended family members who were raised as her brothers and sister Chuck Eglin, Rosalind Augustine (Darrell), and Ronald Eglin (Peaches); a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.