Wendy Marie Hicks, 50, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014. A lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area, she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Walter and Eva V. Newman and paternal grandparents, Jeff and June Hicks. She is survived by her parents, Lee J. and Doris Hicks; sister, Tammera (Jimmy) Hicks-Webster. Services are private. Arrangements are by the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway.