Maxine Hicks

1945 - 2022

Maxine Hicks, 77, of Harrison died Tuesday, April 12 (2022). Maxine was born Feb. 16, 1945, the fourth daughter to Bert and Xenia Criner, who were blessed with eight children to raise on a remote hillside in Arkansas.
She grew up going to church, playing basketball and enjoying time with her large family. Maxine graduated from Mountain Judea High School and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where she worked at the Valomilk candy
factory and learned to drive a stick shift car. Before long, though, she moved back to Arkansas, married George Hicks and started a family of her own. They met in a bar, but everyone who knew Maxine understands that she was only there for the dancing! She was a cherished wife, a loving mother, and an enthusiastic member of her church. Faith Assembly of God was her church home for many years, and then she found a church family with Real Ministries.
Before she retired, she worked at Duncan Industries and was a member of the IAM Machinists union. She and George took great pride in their home, which he designed and built and she decorated with antiques and handcrafted items. Months and months were spent traveling back roads to collect giant stones to create beautiful and unique floors and walls for the home. But even more care went in to filling the home with love and memories.
Maxine enjoyed welcoming her brothers and sisters and in-laws into her home for holidays and visits. She also loved to travel. One of her favorite memories was her trip to Israel where she placed prayers for all of her loved
ones in the Wailing Wall. Her faith grew stronger and stronger in her later years. Her earlier hobbies of gardening and yard work were eventually replaced with quieter reflection and reading her bible. She
spent her final year as a resident of the Langford Assisted Living Home in Fayetteville where she enjoyed visiting with her new friends, attending bible study, playing bingo and playing with her grand-dog, Moritzio. Through years of health struggles, she would always remind you that she believed in healing and the will of God. It brings her family great comfort to know that her faith in God's grace carries her to her heavenly home.
Maxine is preceded in death by her parents, husband George and her son Greg, as well as her sister Gwen. She is survived by her children, GB Hicks (Kristen) of Harrison and Misty Morgan Hicks of Fayetteville; her three grandchildren, Benjamin, Jonathan and Nathaniel; her brothers, Aubrey, Eddie and Danny and her sisters, Katherine, Betty and Peggy; her brother and sister in-law, Howard and Gloria Hicks and a large family of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home in Harrison.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the same location with Pastors Eric Goff and Arlis Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow at Western Grove Cemetery.
The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Willard Walker Hospice Care Home in Fayetteville. The online guestbook can be viewed at rollerfuneralhomes.com/harrison .