Mary Frances Canter Hicks

March 7, 1930 - January 23, 2021

Mary Frances Canter Hicks passed away on Saturday, January 23, at her home in Bluff City, Tennessee. The youngest child of the late James and Flossie Myers Canter, she was born on March 7, 1930, in Morristown, Tennessee. Mary Frances was a longtime resident of Morristown until she and her husband Bill moved to Bluff City to live closer to family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Hicks; son, Phil Hicks; brothers, Millard Canter, Cecil Canter and J.E. Canter; and sisters, Helen Canter Helton and Billie Canter Pipkin. She is survived by her son, Butch Hicks and wife Patti of Stephenson, Virginia; daughter, Janet Glover and husband Greg of Bluff City; grandson, Brian Hicks and wife Sara of Stephenson; grandson, Allen Glover and wife Brittany of Johnson City, Tennessee; great-granddaughters, Chloe and Riley Hicks; great-grandson, Berkley Glover; brother-in-law, Johnny Hicks and wife Anna Lee; several nieces and nephews; and her last Canter cousin, Mary Canter Helton of Surgoinsville, Tennessee. The family would like to express their gratitude to her caregiver Sue Perry, the hospice staff of Caris Healthcare in Johnson City, and Catherine Marion and Carol Glover for the food prepared during her long illness. A private graveside burial with family attending will be held at Bethel Baptist Church in Morristown where she faithfully attended most of her life. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3030 Bethel Road, Morristown, TN 37813. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Hicks and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.