Mr. Curtis Jerome Wicker

WICKER, Mr. Curtis Jerome - Age 74, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024, at his residence. Family hour 1:30 PM Friday, September 27, 2024, at Worldwide Harvest Church of the Living God, 3918 W. Blackington Ave., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM Pastor Michael Arthur, officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 1:30 PM Friday. Mr. Wicker will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, September 26, 2024. Our beloved Curtis Jerome Wicker was born on October 11, 1949, to the union of John Henry Wicker and Ruby Williams at Saginaw General Hospital. Curtis attended Morley Elementary in Saginaw, Emerson Middle School and Northern High School in Flint. He worked for General Motors prior to going into the Army in 1967. He served for 10 years and received an Honorable Discharge in 1977. Curtis was a caring and loving father of six children, Sonya Green-Coleman, Tazana Wicker-Smith, Tawana Toles, Curtis Wicker, Jr., and Jerome James and Amber Wicker. In 1954, Curtis attended The Black Mennonite Church of North America in Saginaw, Michigan with his parents, siblings and other family members under the leadership of Pastor LeRoy Bechler. His father John Wicker was dedicated to serving and working in the church and led his entire family to do the same. April 2024 Curtis recommitted his life to Christ and join Worldwide Harvest Church of the Living God, under the leadership of Pastor Michael D C-Arthur. He later became the head deacon in the church. He was dedicated and faithful to working in the church and helping maintain its beautification. He was there when the doors opened and closed. Pastor Michael D C-Arthur was a beacon of light to his life. Not only was he his pastor but he was his cousin and friend. Pastor D C-Arthur was truly God sent. We thank you for being there with Curtis through it all. Curtis was a licensed mechanic who worked on cars, bought cars and renovated them. Curtis also liked doing construction (roofing, flooring, and repairing, etc.) which all brought him so much joy. He was a jack of all trades. He loved his family and friends, and he was loved in return. He retired from Genesys Hospital after many years of service as a nurse. Curtis was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Williams Wicker; father, John Henry Wicker, brothers, Oliver Wicker, Sylvester Wicker, Allan Wicker, Marvin Lavender, Clifton Lee (Shack) Wicker, Albert Wicker and John Wicker Jr.; sister, Albertine Wicker; aunts, Ellen Arthur and Edna Arthur; daughter, Amber Wicker; LaQuanda Lavender; uncles, Ruben Arthur, Samuel Arthur, Shep Arthur, and Aaron Arthur. Curtis departed on Monday, September 16, 2024. He leaves to cherish his memory, wife, Youlanda Wil ams, Flint, Michigan; two sons, Curtis Wicker, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. and Jerome James, Flint, Michigan; three daughters, Sonya Green Coleman, Tazana Wicker Smith, and Tawana Toles; brothers, Floyd Lavender, Denver, Colorado, and Donald Ray (Diane) Wicker, Harper Woods, Michigan; grandchildren, sister, Julia Love, Mason, Arizona; sisters-in-law, Rosie Wicker, Westland, Michigan, and Cheryl Wicker, Flint, Michigan, and 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, a host of nieces including, Bianca Lavender, nephews and friends. Special thanks to Youlanda Williams and Joy Moore for your loving care of Curtis Sr. during his time of sickness

Mr. Curtis Jerome Wicker

October 11, 1949 - September 16, 2024