Juanita McGee Hicks

On December 28, 2024, Juanita McGee Hicks, age 91, passed from this life to the next. She was preceded in her homecoming by her parents Rev. Jesse Howard McGee, Sr., and Lellah McMahan McGee, brother Jesse Howard McGee, Jr., her two sisters Korinne McGee Rose and LaRue McGee Posey.

She is survived by her beloved husband Oakley Jenkins Hicks, three daughters Beverly Hicks Burch (Reginald), Pamella Hicks Parker (Robert) and Charity Yvonne Hicks, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews and dear friends.

Juanita and her husband Oakley were childhood sweethearts. Oakley first laid eyes on Juanita at a church meeting officiated by her father. It was love at first sight for Oakley. They dated throughout high school in Alcoa, Tennessee and married in February 1953.

A devoted mother to her daughters, Juanita dedicate her time to the care of her special needs daughter, Yvonne. She was an avid reader who passed her love for reading to her daughters. A creative soul with a green thumb, she loved gardening. She was a talented artist, seamstress and quilter. Juanita especially enjoyed traveling with Oakley. She taught her girls to cook in fun creative ways that ensured they would always be able to prepare a delicious meal. She was a quintessential Southern lady.

A devoted Christian with an abiding belief in prayer and Scripture, she was active in church work for many years and served alongside Oakley when he was pastor at Cornerstone Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful and remarkable caregivers from Home Instead and nurses of Compassus Hospice, whose kindness and dedication were life-savers during this time.

In lieu of flowers the family would like to suggest donations to:

Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Ave., FL. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. ALZ.org

Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama 300 Office Park Drive Suite 225, Birmingham, AL 35223 www.alzca.org