Laverne Dominy Kicklighter, 83, of Baxley, died Monday, January 21, 2019, at Community Hospice in Vidalia.
Mrs. Kicklighter was born February 19, 1935, in Winnsboro, SC to the late Argene Wellington Dominy and the late Lollie Carter Dominy. She was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Kicklighter was everyone’s MaMa. She was the definition of a servant leader. During her life, she was regularly found at a sports facility. In her early life, it was the basketball court, then the softball fields. While her children were young she was found, hauling children, both hers and yours, back and forth from the football field to the baseball field and everywhere in between. When the grandchildren came, if she wasn’t at the recreation department fields for the sport in season, you could find her at swim meets, beauty pageants, or band competitions. She served her marriage for almost 65 years and that love was as strong on the last day as the first. If you stopped by her home on any given Saturday morning, you could witness how she served her family; breakfast at MaMa’s was sacred. She supported her church, her family, and many in need of love. Her example of selfless grace will endure long into the future.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kicklighter was preceded in death by a grandson, Donald Kicklighter, great granddaughters, Tinley Park and Kylie Park; and brothers, Welzie “Don” Dominy, Willard “Pete” Dominy and Bobby Dominy.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Lonnie W. “Bill” Kicklighter of Baxley, daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Brad Park and Patsy and Paul Hutcherson all of Baxley, son and daughter in law, Gregg and Kathy Kicklighter of Baxley, sisters, Christine Kunkel of Columbia, SC and Alene Hudson of Aiken, SC, sisters in law and a brother in law, Gayle Dominy of Westerville, OH, Mickey Dominy and Linda and Duane Brooks all of Baxley, grandchildren, Shannon (Eva) Hutcherson, Derek (Janna) Park, Eric Hutcherson (Chelsea Hutto), Will Kicklighter, Cassidy Kicklighter and great-grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth “M.E.” Hutcherson, Kinsley Park and many special nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral Services were held Thursday, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. James Minick, Rev. Wayne Williamson and Rev. Rick Brown officiating.
Interment followed in the Church Cemetery.
Active Pallbearers were Shannon Hutcherson, Derek Park, Eric Hutcherson, Will Kicklighter, Andy Dominy, Eddie Dominy, Nick Sutton and Don Hudson.
Honorary Pallbearers were all friends in attendance.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Community Hospice, 904 Mt. Vernon Rd., Vidalia, Georgia 30474.
Musical selections were rendered by Danny Smith, Susan Lamb, Tyler Branch, John Branch, Micah Branch, Garrett Lamb & Glynda Reeves.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.
