| 3. | Elwanda Hicks was born on 14 Mar 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, (daughter of Norman Paul Hicks and Elizabeth Fields); died on 17 Oct 2019 in Bristol, , , Virginia; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Notes:
Elwanda H. Garland, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the residence of her daughter. Elwanda was born in Elk Park, N.C., to the late Norman Paul and Elizabeth Fields Hicks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Roger Carroll Hicks, Arnold Houston Hicks and Lester Leon Hicks, and one nephew, Bryan Stacy McKinney.
Elwanda was a seamstress and owner and operator of Dynasty Rent-A-Gown in downtown Elizabethton. She was a faithful member of The Experience of Pentecost Church where she was a faithful prayer warrior and alter worker. Elwanda enjoyed gardening, sewing, witnessing and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her many wonderful memories include her husband and sweetheart of 60 years, Elisha Garland Jr., of the home; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Garland of Bristol, Va., and Sherry Frances McCoury and husband Pastor Chris McCoury of Elizabethton; three grandchildren, Stephanie Adams and husband Joe of Bristol, Tenn., Stephen Cornett of Bristol, Va., (and fiancée, Brittnee Hilbert), and Chrissy Moses and husband Denver of Elizabethton; her great-grandchildren, Ezekiel Adams and Silas Adams, both of Bristol, Tenn., and her soon to be born great-granddaughter, Paisley Elizabeth Catherine Cornett; and three siblings, Brenda McKinney and husband Charles of Roan Mountain, Jerry Hicks and wife Patty of Elk Park, N.C., and Kay Hogan and husband Chris, also of Elk Park, N.C. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Elwanda H. Garland will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 20, at The Experience of Pentecost Church, 376 Coal Chute Road, Elizabethton, with Rev. Dave Atkins and Pastor Chris McCoury officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, prior to the service, or at the residence of her daughter, Mary Garland, in Bristol, Va., at other times. The graveside service will follow in the Richardson Cemetery in Elk Park, N.C. Active pallbearers will be Jeff Hicks, Tommy Hicks, Aaron McKinney, Jason Hicks, Jeremy Hicks, Casey Hartley, Caleb Hogan and Roger Hicks.
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