Coy Spencer Hicks Jr. age 90 of Carthage, formerly of Broadway, died Saturday (9/4/2021) at Tara Plantation in Carthage.  He was born on January 21, 1931, son of the late Coy Spencer Hicks Sr. and Martha Jackson Hicks.  Coy was a Veteran of the United States Navy and United States Air Force and served during the Korean War.  He was a graduate of the University of Miami where he earned a degree in engineering.  He worked for Boeing and retired from the United States Postal Service.  Coy was a loving father and grandfather. He was a member of Salem Presbyterian Church where he sang in the choir, enjoyed playing golf and loved his animals. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Wednesday at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Broadway with Rev. Garland Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Surviving is his wife of 35 years Brenda Sloan Hicks of Carthage and his children, Catherine Hicks Duran, Rebecca Hicks Edmondson and Robert Hicks all of Washington State, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Salem Presbyterian Church Building Fund, c/o Debbye Sloan, Treasurer, 8304 Hillcrest Farm Road, Sanford, NC 27330. Online condolences can be made at www.smithfuneralhomebroadway.com Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.