Ilah Jean Gaither Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ilah Jean Gaither of Cushing, Oklahoma, who passed away at the age of 88, on October 16, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Ilah Jean Gaither or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John N. Furbee and Lula B Furbee (Blake); her former husband William Leo Hicks; her husband Lehman Gaither; her children, William Michael Hicks and Belinda Sue Hicks; her great grandchild Ryan Mitchell Hicks; her sister Katherine Polk; and her siblings-in-law, Olen Gaither, Alvin Gaither, Floyd Gaither, LeRoy Gaither, Wilmer Gaither, Wallace Gaither, Florence Watts, Celia Mae Watts, Violet Brake, Ruby Box and Lorene Gaither.
She is survived by: her son Donnie Lee Hicks (Diana) of Ripley; her brother John Furbee (Yongqun Guo-Furbee); her sisters-in-law, Linda, Elma and Darlene Gaither; and her grandchildren, Steven Ray Hicks, Lisa Hicks, Angela Dawn Hicks, William Hicks (Amber), Suzanne Hicks, Allison Hicks, Candace Hicks and Michael Scott Hicks. She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
