Kinder-Homegoing Services for Rita J. Hicks, 78, will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Kinder. Rev. Rod Nesmith will officiate. Burial will follow at Lyles Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.

The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from 10 a.m. until time of service at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home. *Please note that the gathering capacity will be limited to 10 people at a time, as per state compliance and the service will be by invitation only.*

Rita was the life of the party, always laughing, smiling and having fun. She had a wonderful sense of humor. She loved her husband dearly and was a devoted wife to him for 60 years until his passing. Rita dearly adored her family and her friends. She had a very special relationship with each of her family members. Everyone always remembered her for her baking and cooking. If she knew you were coming over she would make your favorite sweet. Rita was a woman of strong faith, loved her church, as well as, working in her church and doing things for others. She was a very simple and organized lady. She knew everyone's birthday and always made sure to send a card. Rita made friends everywhere she went while her and her husband traveled. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish Rita's memory include her son, Jody Hicks and wife, Lynn, of Orange, TX; one daughter, Shelli Hicks (Ronald LeBlanc) of Moss Bluff; one brother, James Trahan and wife, Delores, of Jennings; two sisters, Leatrice Trahan and husband, Leo, of Duson, LA and Emily Davis of Ragley; six grandchildren, Jeremy Hicks, Chantel Hicks Allen, Candace Hicks Vince, Kolten LeBlanc, Lexi LeBlanc and Olivia Hicks;  five great grandchildren, MaKayla Hicks, Conner Lejuine, Jason Lejuine, Grayson Allen and Lawson Allen; and daughter-in-law, Sharon Hicks.

Rita is preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Izina Trahan; husband, James Hicks; one son, Blaine Hicks; one daughter, Holly Hicks; four sisters, Eva Daigle, Venus Bertrand, Delores Menard and Edna Guillory; one grandchild, Oshan LeBlanc; and one great grandchild, Emile Hicks.