Aleen Hicks
1931-2017
Aleen Esther Smith Hicks, 85, escaped the bonds of
Alzheimer’s and went to be with the Lord on February 5,
2016. The devotion of her family and her firm belief in God supported
her even to her last days, and she could sing gospel songs almost
until the end. She was impossibly gentle and kind and had a childlike
wonder for the world around her. She had a song in her
heart.
Aleen was born to the late Raymond and Florence
(Mullen) Smith in Port Maitland, Nova Scotia on March 24, 1931. She
started singing as a young girl, blessed with a strong soprano voice,
an ear for harmony, and piano skills. She sang solos, and trios with
her mother and sister for many years, later singing in trios with her
children.
She married Rev. Leslie Hazen Hicks on June 7,
1950 in Port Maitland. Together they raised three children: Gary,
Donald and Nancy. She loved her husband and children, and delighted in
her role as a wife and mother.
Aleen served as a pastor’s wife in
Reformed Baptist (and later Wesleyan) churches in Royalton and
Bloomfield, NB; Fort Fairfield, ME; Fredericton, NB; Ingomar and Sandy
Point, NS; Havelock, NB and Crapaud, PEI. Later she served with her
husband in United Baptist churches in Elgin and Kinnear Settlement,
NB.
She is survived by her husband Leslie; her sons
Gary (Connie) and Donald (Brenda) and daughter Nancy (David)
Cruickshank; also her grandchildren Shannon, Aleen, Moriah, Kayla and
Kelsey, and great-grandchildren Ramaira, Caleb, Samuel, Abigail and
Steven. She is also survived by her sister Hazel (Douglas) Trask. She
was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Henry and
Raymond.
Resting at Salisbury Funeral Home, 3350 Salisbury
Road (372-4800) visiting will be Tuesday, February 7 from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. and from where the funeral will be held on Wednesday,
February 8 at 1 p.m. Interment will be at a later time.
If desired, memorial donations made to the
Havelock Wesleyan Church would be appreciated by the
family.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Aleen Hicks – 1931-2017.source

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