Jewell (Nolvia Jewell Collins-Hicks) was born in February 3, 1922 to Timothy and Elberta Chandler-Collins in Jacksonville, Texas. Jewell was called home to be with God on April 2nd, 2022. She attended and graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in Jacksonville. After High School, Jewell attended Prairie View A&M College in Prairie View, Texas, receiving her B.A. Degree in 1947 in Business Education. After graduating from college, Jewell found employment from a number of employers such as Watchtower Life Insurance Co., in Fort Worth, Texas and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas and the Houston Independent School District where she taught business courses for a number of years. In 1963, Jewell received her Master’s Degree in Business Education from New York University (NYU).
On February 3rd, 1964, Jewell finally agreed to marry Alexander Hicks. The couple resided in Houston Texas until Alexander was recruited by the Boeing Co. in 1966 to become a member of the company’s in-house Materiel Legal Support Group.
After relocating to Seattle, Jewell accepted a contract with the Seattle Public School District to teach high school Business Education Courses. Her first assignment was at Franklin High School where she met a Sorority Sister, Josephine Funderberg who became a life long friend.
In 1951 Jewell pledged and was initiated into Beta Phi Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., in Houston, Texas. Upon her relocation to Seattle, Washington in 1968, she became a member of Iota’s Beta Kappa Chapter of Seattle, WA.
A visitation for Nolvia will be held Friday, April 15, 2022 beginning at 8:30 AM, followed by a funeral service in the chapel that will begin at 12:00 PM, graveside will conclude services following chapel services.
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Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com for the HICKS family.
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