Howard Kit Hicks

Howard Kit Hicks, 89, a resident of Jamestown passed away on Tuesday May 21, 2024 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was born November 4, 1934 in the community of Clitchfield Station in McDowell County, the son of Hawley William and Margie Lucille Copeland Hicks.

He was a graduate of Appalachian State University. Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Jamestown Rotary Club and the First Baptist Church in Greensboro. Howard served as an evening director with Guilford Technical Community College.

He was married to Carolyn “June” Davis Hicks who preceded him in death on May 25, 2023. He was also preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Margie Hicks Barlow.

Surviving are two sons, Randy Hicks and wife Lori of Sandy Ridge, NC, Joseph Hicks of Jamestown; two brothers, Xan Hicks and wife Gwen of Hendersonville, David Hicks of Nebo and three grandchildren, Isaac Hicks, Eliza Hicks and Ransom Hicks.

Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 29, 2024 at the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Howard’s memory to the charity of the donor’s choice.