Reba Nell Hicks, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 29, 2026, surrounded by loved ones.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Esther Tilley; husbands, Thurston Eugene Kirkland and J.A. Hicks; daughter, Sheyla Kirkland; brother, Mike Tilley; sister-in-law, Nancy Tilley; and brother-in-law Marvin Talent.

She is survived by children, Allen and Shelia Kirkland, Kimberly and Rodney Bryant, and Sylvia and Rick Crawford; grandchildren, Shellan Hicks, Kile Kirkland, Walt Powell and Eric Bryant; great-grandchildren, Zackary Clayton, Dakota Lawson, and Yasmin Bryant, sister Betty Talent; brother J.C. Tilley; sister-in -law, Devette Tilley; special friend, Mary Thompson and girls and friends and neighbors. 

At her request, there will be a graveside service planned for spring.

Arrangements are made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home, Crematory, and Monuments.