J.C. Hicks, 88, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 04, 2019. He was born March 20, 1931, in Pansy, Alabama. He moved with his family to Florida in 1943. He graduated from Apopka High School in 1949, were he lettered in Basketball, Football, and Baseball. He graduated from Clemson University in 1954, where he played Basketball and Baseball. After graduation, he entered the Army where he became a paratrooper. In 1953 he married Clemmie Hudson from Apopka. Later they became parents of James Cary Hicks and Daniel Steward Hicks. For a short time he was associated with the Foliage Industry but in 1968, he began his career with the University of Central Florida, retiring in 2002 as the Assistant Director of Physical Plant. He was a loving husband, a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Apopka since 1956. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 66 years, Clemmie Hicks, sons James Cary (Mylinda) Hicks, and Daniel Stewart (Dori) Hicks; grandchildren Jennifer (Charles) Hughes, Michael (Jennifer) Hicks, James Cary Hicks Jr., Daniel Scott Hicks, Danai (John) Latorre, Devon Hicks, Dalton James (Heidi) Hicks; great grandchildren Whitney Mylinda (Brandon) Patterson, Amber Nicole Hughes, Ashley Camerone Hughes, Austin Lee Certain, Shawn Joseph Hicks, Taylor Elizabeth Hicks, Sebastian Alexander Latorre, Jeremiah Joaquin Latorre, Gabriela Danai Latorre, Callie May Hicks and James Cole Jones.
A service of celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, April 10 th at First Baptist Church of Apopka. Visitation with family and friends will be from 10:00AM-11:00AM followed by service at 11:00AM.