Bernice Hunter Hicks, 87, 2122 Brantley Road, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2007) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born June 26, 1919, in Pageland, S.C., Mrs. Hicks was a daughter of the late John Monroe and Mattie Langley Hunter.

She was a former co-owner/operator of the Camera and Hobby Shop with her husband of 60 years, James Lenson Hicks, who died March 1, 2001. She retired in 1986.

She was a member of Franklin Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include sons James R. and Monroe Hicks, both of Concord; sister Johnsie Mungo, Pageland, S.C.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. today (Jan. 17, 2007), Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Jim Grigg. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. today at the funeral home and at other times at the home.

Memorials: Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Boy Scout Camp Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081 or Franklin Heights Baptist Church, 526, Wright Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28083.