Shirley Joyce Hicks departed this life on July 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. Shirley entered this life on March 24, 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee. She retired from the Environmental Services Division of Metro General Hospital after many years of dedicated service. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, George E. and Nora M. (Ellis) Hill; husbands, Carl Walden and James Larry Hicks; brother, Donnie Hill. Those left to cherish her memory, daughter, Tammy Newman; sons, Jason(Kelly) Walden and Scott (Sherry) Walden; grandchildren, Randi Newman, Carrie Newman, Dylan Walden, Fairia Walden, Gunner Walden, Kaitlyn Walden and Matthew Walden; great-grandchildren, Nora Williams, Fisher Shelton, Amaya Crutchfield and Kendrick Crutchfield; brothers, George Hill Jr., Ronald (Clara) Hill, Frankie (Darlene) Hill, Jackie (Jennifer) Hill; Sister, Evelyn (Tommy) Ivey. The family will have a Celebration of Life Services at one o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, July 13th 2018 at Dignity Hall in Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest following the service at Woodlawn Memorial Park. The family will have a Gathering of Friends and Family from four until eight o'clock in the evening on Thursday, July 12th 2018 and again from twelve until time of services on Friday, July 13th.