Mary Lou "Lucy" Hickox

Mrs. Mary Lou "Lucy" Hickox, 86, of Yulee passed away Friday, August 15, 2025 at her home.
Mrs. Hickox was born in DeFuniak Springs and was the daughter of the late Isaiah and Adelia Gomillion.
She moved to Nassau County in 1955 soon after graduating from high school. She worked at the Marina Restaurant after high school and then for Winn Dixie. She later worked for the Nassau County School District in the Finance Department. She retired as the manager of the Teacher's Credit Union.
Mrs. Hickox was formerly a member of 5 Points Baptist Church. She was an active member of Yulee Baptist Church where she was a member of the Lady's Prayer Group and worked the church's food bank ministry. For many years she was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, serving several terms as Worthy Matron. Mrs. Hickox was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother who dearly loved her family but especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She will always be remembered as a game show "wizard", quickly and accurately answering questions across a wide variety of topics. She never sat still. Whether it was cleaning around her home or working on some other endeavor she was always active. Mrs. Hickox enjoyed playing cards with friends and travelled regularly with other friends. She also was a Florida Gators fan and loved watching the Atlanta Braves. In earlier years she enjoyed camping with her husband, Wiley, and they were part of the "Over the Hill Gang" camping group.
Mrs. Hickox was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Alvin Wiley Hickox, in 2022.
She leaves behind her children, Mike (Wendy Sapp) Hickox, Vicki (Hotshot) Carter and Malcolm (Pam) Hickox, all of Fernandina Beach; her grandchildren, Kimberly Carroll, Lacy Lehman, Marcus Carter, Tori Flowers, Alexis Hill, Chelsea Bosch, Hannah Newton and Dalton Hickox; 13 great grandchildren and a large number of extended family members and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hickox will be held Saturday, August 23,2025 at 11:00 AM in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until the hour of the service. Eastern Star rites will be observed as part of the funeral service.
She will be laid to rest beside her husband at Bosque Bello Cemetery.