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Martha S. Hickman
1928 - 2011
Martha S. Hickman
1928 - 2011
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BORN
1928
DIED
2011
Martha Hickman Obituary
Martha S. Hickman, 83, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Birch Gardens in Fishersville.
Born and raised in Riverton, West Virginia, she was a 62 year resident of Waynesboro. The daughter of the late Madeline Judy Simmons and Lester Clyde Simmons, she was preceded in death by her three sisters, Ruth Simmons, Mary Pugh and Faye Nottingham; her three brothers, Wayne Simmons, Jake Simmons and Paul Simmons; and her husband, Robert Hickman.
She is survived by her two children, Robert Hickman and Amy Hickman; her sister, Nancy Poleo; and her best friend of 50 years, Mary Ann Batten.
She was a bookkeeper for Crompton-Shenandoah before marrying and becoming a homemaker and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was a sweet country girl with a kind and gentle spirit and sparkling green eyes. She made the yummiest cookies and cared well for her family and friends. If Marthie isn't in Heaven, there simply isn't one.
Services will be private.
For their kind and compassionate care when we most needed it, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions be made to Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah, P.O. Box 215, Fishersville, VA 22939.
Family and friends may view the obituary and send condolences on line at www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.
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Dixie Penner
March 3, 2012
We will always have wonderful, loving memories of Aunt Martha...Dixie, Linda & Jacob
August 1, 2011
Amy and Robert,
I hope that time will heal the heart-ache of a loved one's passing. You both should be proud that you took such good care of her so that her last years were peaceful.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Jer and Eddy
Tameron Kugler
July 23, 2011
Amy and Robert:
I know that the kind and gentle spirit of your mother will be very missed. I only had the pleasure of meeting her once, but a whole lifetime of love and the love of living was reflected in her eyes. My condolences for your loss. The world be be less bright by her passing, but I know that heaven will burn all the brighter.
With love,
Tameron
Anthony
Thornton
Susan Gill
July 21, 2011
Dear Amy and Robert,
I remember your mom as such a sweet, kind and very patient woman. I'm sure you'll miss her very much. You are in my prayers.
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July 21, 2011
Robert and Amy,
Please accept our heartfelt sympathy in the passing of your mother. Take comfort in knowing that she is with the angels now. She will always live in our hearts and prayers.
Chip and Lois Batten
Ann Flynn
July 20, 2011
Our family extends our heartfelt sympathy to the Hickman family and their friends. We will keep everyone in our prayers. Amy, our dear friend, our thoughts are with you at this time.
Nancy Croushorn
July 20, 2011
Amy & Family: My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. I can remember when as kids we played together and the times I would be at your house the kind person she was.
Cathy Gordon-Rankin
July 20, 2011
Robert and Amy,
So sorry to hear of your mothers passing, she was indeed a kind lady and a very good neighbor. We're thinking of you at this difficult time.
Cathy Rankin, Kim Vincent, Kirk Dickerson
Joyce Blackburn
July 19, 2011
To the Hickman family, So sorry to hear of Martha's passing. I will miss seeing her at our dental office. I always loved talking with her and she was such a sweet lady. She will be truly missed. God bless hope you find comfort in all your special loving memories of her.
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