Spurgeon Ricks Jr.

ROANOKE RAPIDS — Spurgeon Ricks Jr., 65, of Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids.

Mr. Ricks was born in Halifax County and was the son of the late Spurgeon Ricks Sr. and Josephine Aycock Ricks. He was a former employee of the Bibb Company and also a driver for the M.J. Price Construction Company. He loved hunting, fishing and camping. Mr. Ricks was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy, Gordon and Joseph Ricks.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lena Johnson Ricks of the home; three sons, Spurgeon Ricks III and his wife, DeeDee, Thomas Ricks and his wife, Amy, and Ricky Ricks and his wife, Stephanie, all of Roanoke Rapids; two brothers, Jimmy Ricks and his wife, Annette, of Littleton and Michael Ricks of Goldsboro; his grandchildren, Allison, Maggie and Dianna Ricks, Draper, Chase and Justin Mitchell; and his devoted pet, “Doodle.”

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., today, July 24, at Wrenn, Clarke & Hagan Funeral & Cremation Service in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements, and other times at the residence of Spurgeon and DeeDee Ricks, 212 Charlotte St., Roanoke Rapids.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 25, at Cedarwood Cemetery, with Minister Bane Angles and Minister Mark Wesner officiating.