Arminda Tucker Hicks

Mrs. Arminda Jane Tucker Hicks, 87, of Hartwell, passed peacefully away Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at Hartwell Health & Rehab.

Born on May 29, 1939 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late William Orrin Tucker Sr. and Mary Nell Bennett Tucker Crapnell. Mrs. Hicks received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing at Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in 1960 and her Nurse Practitioner Degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976.

She started her nursing career as the School System Nurse for the Hart County School System, then she moved on to work for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health in Hart County, Hall County and at the State level, where she was the State Family Planning Director. Mrs. Hicks was also during her nursing career a First Lieutenant in the US Army, where she served as a Nurse Practitioner at Fort Ord California and Fort Gordon Georgia.

After retirement she moved back to Hartwell and was an active member and choir member of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church, member and former president of the Hartwell Garden Club, M.O.A. and Pilot Club of Hartwell.

Survivors include her two daughters: Melinda Kay Spurlock (Alan) and Michelle Hicks all of Hartwell; a sister: Mrs. Kay Cleveland of Hartwell; a brother: William O. Tucker Jr. (Peggy) of Hartwell; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces & nephews also survive.

Mrs. Hicks was preceded in death by her parents, her step-father: Craig Crapnell; her husband: Samuel Anderson “Sam” Hicks Sr.; a son: Samuel Andrew “Andy” Hicks Jr. and her sister: Joyce T. Brown.

The family will receive friends Friday, June 12, 2026 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Other times the family will be at their respective homes.

Funeral services for Mrs. Arminda Hicks will be Friday, June 12, 2026 at 12:00 noon at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church with The Rev. John S. Nieman officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 579 Fairview Avenue, Hartwell, GA 30643.

The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is assisting the family with all of the arrangements