Mary Earnestine Stampley Hickman, of Denham Springs, LA, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the age of 73. Formerly of Columbia, MS, she has been a resident of Denham Springs since 1972. Mrs. Hickman was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Margarite Stampley; and her husband, Marvin Hickman. She is survived by her daughters, Regina Hickman and Janece McKenzie; sisters, Peggy Kerley and husband Gil and Gerldine Sanders; and a brother, Sherman Stampley and wife Lorretta; eight grandchildren, Elijah McKenzie, Kristen Monaghan, Amanda Griffin, Dane Griffin, Mary Harrison, David Harrison, Seth Noble, and Kyle Noble and five great-grandchildren, Lillian, Aubrey, Maicy, Jody, and Elliott. There will be a visitation at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia, MS from 1:30pm until 3:00pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019. The funeral service will follow at 3:00pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019 with burial in the Greenville Baptist Church Cemetery in Lamar County.