Margaret D. Hicks

Margaret D. Hicks
November 16, 1942 - July 14, 2022
Shelby, North Carolina - Margaret Anne Denny Hicks entered into perpetual life on July 14 in Shelby, North Carolina.
Born in Danville, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles Franklin Denny, II and Ruth Hopper Denny, she attended Danville High School, Rhodes College in Memphis, and Centre College in Danville where she studied art. She met Larry Hicks, her husband of 44 years, while working as summer staff at Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC.
One of Margaret's gifts that became her life's work was her effectiveness with children.
She enjoyed a 40-plus-year career as an elementary school teacher with Shelby City Schools in Shelby.
Margaret's life was centered around the church, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, attended Bible study, and, occasionally, directed the children's choir.
She was, most recently, a member of Myers Park United Methodist Church in
Charlotte, where she enjoyed singing in the women's choir.
She loved helping people, and she made friends quickly and easily, wherever she was. She was a generous giver, caring for members of her family and community, volunteering and supporting her church and other charitable interests.
She is survived by her children, Catherine Hicks of Charlotte and Elizabeth Greene of Shelby, her son-in-law Mark Greene, her grandchildren, Charlie Greene, and Susan Greene Miller, her grandson-in-law, Dan Miller, and two great grandchildren, Grace and Andrew Miller, all of Shelby. She is also survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Glenda Denny of Sumter, SC.
A memorial service will be held to celebrate Margaret's life at Double Springs Baptist Church, 1130 Double Springs Church Road, Shelby NC, at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 19. Visitation to follow afterwards in the Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby NC 28150.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.
Online memorials may be made on the Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory Website:
www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com