Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hicks, James Davis, Jr. February 22, 2006
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Virginian-Pilot February 24, 2006
NORFOLK - James Davis Hicks Jr., 86, passed away peacefully in his home Feb. 22, 
2006, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 21, 1919, in Norfolk, 
to the late James Davis Hicks and Mary Catherine Webb Hicks.
James was a Civil War buff and was a member of the Norfolk County Grays Camp and 
enjoyed taking part in reenactments with the Mahone's Brigade. James was also an 
artist and painted with watercolors and oils. He was a member of St. Gregory the 
Great Catholic Church, a dedicated youth leader with the Boy Scouts of America, 
a past member of the American Institute of Architects and a past master of Odd 
Fellows, Lafayette Lodge No. 9.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving and devoted wife of 60 years, 
Marguerite U. Hicks; two sons, James Davis Hicks III and wife Thelma Hicks of 
Las Vegas and John Crandle Hicks and wife Donna Baumann Hicks of Lake Gaston, 
N.C.; six grandchildren, Tina Marie Beaudry, Sue Ellen Marie Bickley, Jennifer 
Lynn Adan, John Crandle Hicks II, Rene Michelle Hicks and Joshua Arthur James 
Hicks; as well as seven great-grandchildren, Laura Rene Foresland, James Harris 
Beaudry, Zachary Mason Bickley, Ethan Jacob and Austin Crandle Bickley, Cristian 
Bradley Noll and Makenna Paige Adan.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in Smith and Williams 
Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery in 
Norfolk. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 
p.m. prior to the services on Saturday. You may offer condolences to the family 
at www.smithandwilliamsfuneralshome.com.

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