Wayne Lyrone Hicks

Private Graveside Service for Elder Wayne Lyrone Hicks will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Sunset Memory Gardens, 2615 Alligator Road, Effingham, South Carolina, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Friday, April 10, 2020 – Private family viewing; thus following orders of Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC - 10 or less people in the funeral home at a time due to CORVID 19 Pandemic Epidemic.

Arrangements regarding an official Memorial Service/Celebration of Life (where all can attend) will be announced at a later time once conditions are safely lifted and clearances are given from the Chief Overseer and governmental higher officials.

Elder Wayne Lyrone Hicks of Raleigh, North Carolina transitioned from his earthly life to his Heavenly Home on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Elder Hicks was a lifetime member of The House of God Church, Inc. Keith Dominion for 43 years. He has served in many capacities on the local, state, & national levels of The House of God Church, Inc. Keith Dominion. In January 1985, he was saved at the age of 8 years old in Baltimore, Maryland.

Elder Hicks served as an Educator in the states of Maryland and North Carolina. He also served as a School Administrator for many years in the state of North Carolina.

He leaves to cherish his precious memories: a loving and devoted wife, Reverend LaTasha Hicks of Raleigh, North Carolina; loving mother, Elder Charlotte Sims of Jacksonville, North Carolina; father, William Hicks Sr. of Baltimore, Maryland; a brother, William Hicks Jr. (Tunnica) of Nashville, Tennessee; and a sister, Christal Sims Wilson (Keyth) of Raleigh, North Carolina. From his father's extended side of the family, he leaves to cherish: two brothers, Windell Hicks and Matthew Hicks; three sisters, Latasha Robinette Lee Hicks, Miracle Hicks, Myra Hicks, and a host of other family members; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends too numerous to name.

Please keep the family of Elder Wayne Lyrone Hicks in your thoughts and prayers.