Mother Bernice Hicks Tooks LAYTON - Mother Bernice Hicks Tooks was born September 29, 1929, to Mr. Horace Hicks and Mrs. Alberta Hunter Green in Stephens, AR, Onachita County. Mother .. ies : Tooks Was Fe called to her heavenly home f= on 2007. August 3,| a child, Bernice | 3a became aft. member of St. |. au James African (aes Methodist Epis- = copal Church of Staoheris there she assisted her mother in the Church throughout her youth. she attended the Stephens— Public Schools and Shorter College, an AME Institution of Higher Learning in No. Little Rock, AR. ! Bunny, as she was_ fondly known by numerous friends and relatives, has a lovely family of four children. Possessed of. an enthusiastic energy. of lesser years and failing health, she re- mained faithful and interested in all things around her, especially regarding Church activities. _ After relocating to Ogden, UT she united with Second Baptist Church and served in the Mothers Group (The Golden Girls), Guiding Light Circle, Missions, Sunday School and because she was a gourmet cook, she organized and became founder of The Kids Meal done after Sunday School and prior to Morning Worship each Sunday. Her life was one of dedication to God, to her family and to her craft. Mother Tooks was_ predeceased by her parents; husband Marion Tooks; sister Mrs. Agnes Carol Green Polite: and two § brothers Jerry Green and Albert Buddy) Hicks.