Obituary of Patricia Ann Hicks

Patricia (Pat) Shotwell Hicks, age 77 of Banner Elk, the Balm Community, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Claude Owen and Warrena Phelps Shotwell. Pat was a very active member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Banner Elk. Her home was always open to those in need of a place to stay. She loved spending time with her two granddaughters, Sydney and Tatum. Pat lived life on her own terms, and always to the fullest. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Hicks. She is survived by one son, Michael Ray Hicks and wife Monica of Banner Elk; two granddaughters, Sydney Isabella Hicks of Knoxville, and Tatum Chuan-Bai Hicks of Banner Elk; two sisters, Helen Burke and husband Warren of Maryland, and Barbara Wilson and husband Kenny of Ohio; three brothers, William Shotwell and wife Linda of South Carolina, and Eugene Shotwell and wife Glenda of Maryland, and Ray Shotwell and wife Stacey of Georgia. A celebration of life service will be conducted Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1161 Balm Highway, Banner Elk, N.C. 28604. The services will be live streamed on the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Banner Elk Facebook page. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, P.O. Box 125 Banner Elk, NC 28604 Online condolences may be shared with the Hicks family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Hicks family.