Mrs. Bettie Ann Hicks Mulliniks, age 81, of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mrs. Mulliniks was born January 15, 1935, in Waverly, TN, to Ferbie L. and Flossie Buchanan Hicks. She was married to Jesse Willard Mulliniks. Mrs. Mulliniks was a retired Clerk for her family's business, Hicks Grocery, on Hwy. 13 South in Waverly. She loved working in her yard and helping everyone at the grocery store. She attended Glenwood Church of Christ in Waverly, TN. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, September 17, 2016, from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday, September 18, 2016, from 1 p.m. until funeral service time at 3 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Bro. Jeff Keele will be officiating the service. Interment will follow in the Williams Cemetery in Hurricane Mills, TN.Survivors include:Stepson: Clyde Mulliniks (Mary), New Johnsonville, TNStepdaughter: Barbara Mayberry (Marlin), Hurricane Mills, TN2 Brothers: Orville Hicks (Clatie), Waverly, TNJohn D. Hicks (June), Waverly, TN2 Sisters: Marie Bell, Waverly, TNNellie Burch (Dorsey), Waverly, TN6 Step Grandchildren: Kim Rochelle (Eddie), Angie Mayberry, Jessica Mayberry, Marla Mayberry, Christopher Mulliniks, and Cindy Kilpatrick13 Step Great Grandchildren 2 Step Great-Great GrandchildrenPreceded in death by:Husband: Willard MulliniksParents: Ferbie and Flossie Hicks3 Siblings: Dorothy I. Davis, Kathleen Dabbs, and James F. HicksStepdaughter: Faye MayberryLUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOMERita G. Oliphant, Funeral Director2400 Hwy. 13 NorthWaverly, TN 37185Telephone 931-296-2437Obituary Line 931-296-3500