Lerlene Gray Hicks, 94, of the New Salem Community in Dade County, Georgia, died on Thursday, January 12, 2017.
She was a hairdresser and had shops in Rossville and Trenton. She was a lifetime member of the New Salem United Methodists Church. She was a WWII Veteran fo the US Navy serving in the WAVES. She was a member of the New Salem United Methodists Women.
She is reunited with parents Charles Arthur and Lula Virginia Davis Gray; two brothers Hayden and Bill Gray; two sisters Lorena Jones and Jean McKaig; and son Lester Hicks.
Survivors include her son Don (Dorothy) Hicks of Trenton, GA; daughter-in-law Darlene Hicks Chattanooga; five grandchildren Christy Hicks of Chickamauga, GA, Shannon (Robby) Dunn of Chickamauga, Brian Edwards of FL, Shannon (Buddy) Palmer of Trenton, GA and D.J. (Jennifer) Hicks of Trenton, GA; two great-grandchildren Grayson and Garrett Dunn; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Salem Fire Department, New Salem Neighborhood Watch, Hawkins Cemetery, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday January 15, in the chapel with Rev. Jody Ihfe and Rev. Reece Fausecett officiating. Interment will follow in Hawkins Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 and 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, January 15 at Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton, GA.