A limb has fallen from the family tree.
I keep hearing a voice that says, "Grieve not for me.
Remember the best times, the laughter, the song.
The good life I lived while I was strong.
Continue my heritage, I'm counting on you.
Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through.

Mrs. Demetrica Williams-Hicks, age 49, of Oxford, North Carolina departed this life on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Duke University Hospital Durham, North Carolina.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Locust Grove Baptist Church 386 Paschall Station Rd. Warrenton, North Carolina. Reverend Kenneth Alexander will deliver the eulogy and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Wardell Hicks; her daughter, Precious Perry (Terriaus); her son Demetric “DJ” Kearney; her mother, Theo Williams; one brother, Shaun Williams; two granddaughters, Madison and Jordyn Perry; four stepchildren; two step-grandchildren; four nieces, and three nephews along with a host of family and friends who cared for her deeply.

Public viewing: Saturday, August 26, 2023 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at Boyd & Royster Funeral Service 149 Holland Bland Rd. Warrenton, North Carolina.

FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED