Mabel "Polly" Anne Hicks

Mabel A. Hicks, 98, previously of Charlottesville, died on Saturday, December 24, 2016. Born on July 15, 1918 to the late Edgar and Minerva Hicks, she currently resided with Jack and Patricia Hunt in Staunton. Mabel was also preceded in death by her brothers Norman, Cecil, Herman, and Ollie; and sisters Hazel and Ozella. She is survived by her sister Patricia Hunt and husband Jack; Doris Gibson; and her brother Alvin Hicks and wife Mary Ann; “granddaughters” Vicki Norris and husband Leon, Jacki Bryant and husband Wendell, Shelley Chandler and husband Gerry, and Jennifer Henline and husband Gary; “great-grandchildren” David, Alison, Tim, Brianne, Nick, Emily, Jenna, and Gabriel; and many special nieces and nephews. Mabel, or Polly as she liked to be called, loved children and spent much of her life caring for them. She was also a seamstress and loved to sew. She was truly one of God’s servants and found her greatest pleasure in caring for others. Visitation for family and friends will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Teague Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will take place immediately after at Riverview Cemetery in Charlottesville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to ReadyKids, Charlottesville.