A homegoing celebration for Mr. John Hicks of Tampa, Florida who passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 will be held on Saturday, June 4th,11:00 a.m. at New Mt. Zion M.B. Church, 2511 E. Columbus Drive, Rev. Larry Roundtree II, pastor, officiating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. John loved sports, traveling and spending quality time with family. John was preceded in death by, his father, John Hicks, Sr.; mother, Eula Hicks; brothers, Russell Brown, Herschel Brown, Nathaniel Hicks, Willie Hicks and Lee Wright Hicks and sister, Lucille Echols. He leaves to cherish his memories with his devoted wife, Cathryn Thompson Hicks; children, Celeste Hicks Howard (Lorinza) and Keysia M. Smith (Jamie); grandchildren, Lorinza Howard, Jr., Raikela Wright, Demetrius Hill and Cratavia Hicks; great grandchildren, Adaya Wright, Jaylen Wright, Malakhi Wright, Elijah L. Hill, Amaru Wright, Trevon Howard, Tavion Francois and Brandi McIntosh; sisters, Ella Mae Hicks of Bartow, GA, Nicey Hollis of Burbank, CA and Lizzie Armstrong; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Hawkins (Carl) and Cynthia Ann Burney, Tucson, AZ; aunt, Mozelle Hester; special life-long friend, Leroy Collins; and a host of other relatives and friends. The visitation for will be held on Friday, June 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.


Visitation
Aikens Funeral Home
Friday, June 3, 2016
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tampa, FL 33610

Funeral Service
New Mt. Zion M.B. Church
Saturday, June 4, 2016
11:00 AM
2511 E. Columbu
Tampa, FL 33605