Wayne S. Hicks, Jr.

Wayne S. Hicks, Jr., 94, husband of Adrie Tyler Streett Hicks, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Commander Nursing Home. Mr. Hicks was born in Orangeburg County, SC to Wayne Hicks, Sr. and Jessie Barton Hicks. He worked at a grocery store, Sealtest, and Flovorich Dairies. After he retired he worked at Time Warner and then for Mary’s Flowers and Gifts, which became his second family. He really loved delivering flowers. Wayne was in the US Navy as a corpsman and in the National Guard. He was a member at First Baptist Church for 79 years, where he was a member of the 50 year club, co-chairman of the ushers. He loved working the door on Sunday morning welcoming people to the church and said “it was his calling from God”. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Edward Hicks; sisters, Frances Young and Iris Poindexter; step-daughter, Julie Nettles. Survivors include his wife, Adrie of the home; sons, Wayne (Eve) Hicks, III and John (Becky) Hicks; step-son, William Glynn (Dora Lynn) Streett; cousin, Tommie Barton of Hanahan; nieces, Edie Camp, Gayle Seles, both of Darlington, and Judy Gainey of Hartsville; nephew, Eddie Young. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 310 S. Irby Street, Florence, SC 29501. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Mount Hope Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please send messages to the family at the obituary section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.