James Wesley Hicks, Jr.

Goldsboro - Rev. James Wesley “Jimmy” Hicks, Jr., 67, of 3730 Salem Church Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

A native of Wayne County, Rev. Hicks was the son of Juanita Williams Hicks of Goldsboro and the late James Wesley Hicks, Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a retired Methodist minister with 33 years of service to the Lord. He had served the following churches including: Elizabeth United Methodist Church in Smithfield, Bethel-Rones Chapel United Methodist Church in Mount Olive, Pine Forest United Methodist Church in Rosewood, Newland-Grace United Methodist Church in Elizabeth City, Hookerton United Methodist Church in Hookerton and Stantonsburg United Methodist Church in Stantonsburg.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church with Rev. Gerald Massey and Rev. Wayne Hicks officiating. Burial will follow in the Pikeville Cemetery.

In addition to his mother, Rev. Hicks is survived by his wife, Ruby Lancaster Hicks; his children, Vickie Pate and husband, Glenn of Pikeville, Janice Sasser and husband, Glenn of Goldsboro, Norma Braswell and husband, Scott of Goldsboro and James Hicks and wife, Pam of Hookerton; brother, Donald Hicks of Goldsboro; a sister, Joan Kearney and husband, Ronnie of Goldsboro; seven grandchildren, David Pate and wife, Tabitha, Jennifer Lane and husband, Jonathan, Christie Kelley, Michelle Boyette and husband, Daniel, Joseph Braswell, Wesley Hicks and Michael Hicks; four step-grandchildren, Glenn Sasser, Jr., Angela Sasser, Wendy Murphy and Crystal Murphy and two great-grandchildren, Makayla Kelley and Hailey Boyette.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Robin Kelley.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 610 Mount Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, NC 27863.

The family will receive friends Friday from 7-9 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at the residence.