Earnest "Earnie" Henry Hickerson Jr.

Earnest “Earnie” Henry Hickerson, Jr, Age 69, departed this life on January 31, 2022. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee  on July 25, 1952 to the late, Ann Shaw Hickerson and Earnest Henry Hickerson, Sr.

Earnie graduated from John Overton High School. He graduated from Furman University  with a Bachelor’s of Art in Music, obtained his Master’s of Art at Louisiana State University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence Nashville School of Law.

While he was at Furman he met the love of his life Diane Phillips. They were married on June 15,1974 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Earnie was the former church choir director at Blakemore United Methodist Church and led The Blakemore Boys who participated in music ministry to the church, area churches and area senior living facilities.  He had also composed original music for church and children’s music ministry.

Earnie and his wife are members of the South End United Methodist Church.

In his music ministry at South End Methodist Church, he directed the church choir, organized and led South End String Band which participated in the music ministry at South End and ministered to seniors in assisted living and care facilities.  

He also participated in music ministry to seniors with a group known as ‘Better than Thursday’ that visited area residential facilities on a monthly basis.

Earnie worked as a Metro Nashville Assistant District Attorney, Juvenile Division before retiring in 2014.

Earnie loved playing the guitar, playing bluegrass gospel music, watching the New York Yankees, and collecting coins.

Earnie is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Diane Phillips Hickerson; son, Jonathan Wesley (Amber) Hickerson daughter Sara Diane (Matt)Hughes.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from twelve noon until two o’clock in the afternoon in the Fellowship Hall at South End United Methodist Church, 5042 Edmonson Pike, Nashville, TN, 37211.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday February 12, 2022, at two o’clock in the afternoon at South End United Methodist Church, 5042 Edmonson Pike, Nashville, TN, 37211.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the ministry at South End United Methodist Church.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Woodlawn-Roesch-PattonFH.com for the Hickerson family.