WAYCROSS — Mrs. Agnes Gunter Hickox, 93, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024 at her residence in Waycross following a short illness.
Mrs. Hickox was born in Pierce County to the late Loyd Lawton Gunter and Susie Altman Gunter. She was a homemaker most of her life, but was formerly employed with Rubin Brothers Footwear.
She was a member of Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church in Blackshear.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hickox was also preceded in death by her husband, Everette Eugene “Gene” Hickox; two sisters, Teresa Taylor (Calvin) and Vernell Lee (Eugene); two sisters-inlaw, Carolyn Gunter and Sina Hickox; and a brother-in-law, Harold Petty.
She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca “Becky” Taylor (Carlos) of Waycross; a son, Michael E. Hickox (Amy) of Waycross; four grandchildren, Emma Claborn (Casey), Austin Taylor (Madison), Ashton Taylor, and Lilly Hickox; four great grandchildren, Joshua Gabriel Claborn, Ariella Grace Claborn, Eli Brooks Taylor, and Lairsey Elaine Taylor; former daughterin- law, Peggy Gibson; a sister, Yevonne Petty of Marietta; a brother, H.L. Gunter of Waycross; brother and sisters-in-law, Bobby Hickox, Judy Farr, Linda Stipe, and Gary Hickox; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday (August 15, 2024) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends Wednesday evening at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o’clock.
