Aurelia Mae Hicks Williams

The Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, Inc., announces with the deepest sympathy the transition of Mrs. Aurelia Mae Hicks Williams.

Aurelia Mae Hicks Williams was born on March 16, 1952, in Mobile, Alabama, to the late Lawrence and Mary Hicks. She was a resident of Mobile, Alabama. She exchanged life for eternity on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

She is preceded in death by her father, Lawrence Hicks, Sr., sister Rosetta Hicks Howard, brother Lawrence Hicks, Jr., mother Mary L. Hicks, and brother Jesse Lee Hicks. Aurelia was a 1970 graduate of Toulminville High School. She was also a graduate of Bishop State Community College and a proud graduate of Alabama State University, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. For 14 years, she was an operator for South Central Bell. She also worked for the Department of Human Resources where she retired after 23 years. Aurelia was a devoted member of Nazaree Full Gospel Church where she sang in the choir. She was a faithful member of FAVOR Ministries, a non-profit faith-based organization.

She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. Aurelia leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 44 years, Mr. Charles E. Williams, Sr.; daughter, Erin (Johnathan) Hunter of Mobile, AL and son, Charles E. Williams II of Baton Rouge, LA; two loving grandchildren, Jailah and Johnathan; a devoted brother, Rhovilus (Debra) Hicks of Jonesboro, GA; two nieces, Stephanie Howard of Humble, TX and Jessica Brunes of Washington, D.C. and one nephew, Shawn Hamilton of Jersey City, NJ and a host of nieces and nephews.

She will be dearly missed by her beloved friends: Overseer Gladys K. White, Margaret Crawley, Jacqueline M. Freeman, and the members of the Crichton Girls Organization.