Ann Janet DeLoach Kicker

Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Janet DeLoach Kicker, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, August 6, 2018, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, LA, with Rev. Charles Dupree officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Mulhearn Funeral Home.

Mrs. Kicker was born on June 24, 1932, in Birmingham, AL and passed away on August 2, 2018, in Monroe, LA, at the age of 86, following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Kicker attended Auburn University and after moving to Monroe attended ULM where she received her BS and Master’s Degree. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. She retired from the Ouachita Parish School System after having taught 3rd grade at Swartz Elementary for 20 years. Mrs. Kicker was an active member of Parkview Baptist Church and sang in the choir for many years. She especially enjoyed the Friday night games with the Joy Group.

Mrs. Kicker was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard C. and Blanche DeLoach; and her daughter, Elaine K. Cain.

Survivors include her husband of 66 years, John Edward Kicker; her daughters, Lisa Johnson and husband Larry, and Connie Smallwood, both of Monroe; her son, Eddy Kicker and wife Harriet of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Jamie Walker, Laura Binkley, Lesley Walsh, Rachel Prescott, Adam Kicker, and Anna Gail Cain; step-grandchildren, Tara Pauletto, Jason Johnson, and Josh Johnson; 15 great grandchildren; brothers, Bernard C. DeLoach, Jr. and his wife Annie Ruth of Orange City, FL, and Clyde N. DeLoach and his wife Beca of Irving, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to thank Lillie Sitters, Compassus Hospice, and St. Joseph Assisted Living for their compassionate care.

Memorials may be made to Parkview Baptist Church, Monroe, LA.

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Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road
Monroe, LA