The funeral services for the late Mrs. Alicia Wheeler-Hill of 121 Dewberry Drive, Sylvester, Georgia, who departed this life on Tuesday, November 10, 2021 at Piedmont Midtown Healthcare in Columbus, Georgia, will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. from the Shepard Memorial Garden in Sylvester, Georgia. Eulogy will be given by Reverend Esau Green. Services may be viewed Facebook Live from the "Shipps Funeral Home" Facebook page or by clicking on the Video Stream link on the home page of this website.

Alicia Wheeler Hill was born on September 1, 1972 in Sylvester, Georgia to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. and Ruby Wheeler. She departed her earthly life on November, 9, 2021 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Alicia was educated in the Worth County Public School System, and graduated from Worth County High School in 1990. She furthered her education by obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education in 1996, receiving her Master's Degree in Special Education from the University of Central Florida in 2000, her Specialist Degree in Special Education in 2004, and her Doctorate Degree in Higher Education Leadership in 2008 from Argosy University in Sarasota, Florida and her Reading Endorsement English Certification in 2010. Alicia was currently employed by the Worth County Board of Education as a Special Education Specialist. She was a member of the Kappa Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Alicia gave her life to Christ at an early age and joined the Thompson Grove Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Esau Green. Alicia was united in Holy Matrimony to Mr. Carlton Hill, Sr. This union was blessed with two sons and a stepdaughter. Alicia was a loving wife and mother, She reared her children based on the scripture Proverb 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go; And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Alicia’s mother-in-law, Mae Frances Hill, and her grandmothers, Mary Wheeler, Emily Brown, have all preceded her in death.

Alicia leaves to cherish her memories a loving and devoted husband, Carlton Hill, Sr.; two sons, Carlton Hill, Jr., Carlson Noah Hill; a stepdaughter, Kerry Ann Jackson; two grandsons, one granddaughter; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. and Ruby Wheeler; a sister, Maria Wheeler, a brother, Jason Wheeler; five brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law, seven aunts, nine uncles, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends.