Clarice Hicks Funderburk, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, March 4, 2021, at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.
Born July 31, 1929, in Jefferson, South Carolina, Clarice was a daughter of the late Willie and Azilee Hicks. Prior to retirement, she was employed with the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association. Clarice was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church, where she founded the ministry to prepare lunches for Charlotte’s homeless.
In addition to her parents, Clarice was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Funderburk; her son, Joe Funderburk; and seven siblings.
She is survived by her daughters, Linda Williams and her husband, Larry, and Cindy Starnes; her grandchildren, Jason Starnes, Melissa Guillen and her husband, Jimmie, Randall Williams and his wife, Marian, and Adrian Funderburk; and great-grandchildren, Eligh and Felix Williams, and Jimmie and Ethan Guillen. Also surviving are her brother, Len Hicks and his wife, Mary; her sister, Dianne Coles; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service to celebrate Clarice’s life will be held 1:00 pm Monday, March 8, 2021, at Trinity Fellowship Church, with Pastor Russell Stalvey officiating. Interment will follow at Sharon Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the church.
All COVID guidelines will be observed.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Fellowship Church, 13232 Idlewild Road, Matthews, North Carolina 28105.
