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James Ralph ‘Jim’ Hickmon, 82,former president of Cape Fear Valley Pharmaceutical Association

James Ralph 'Jim' Hickmon
James Ralph ‘Jim’ Hickmon

WILMINGTON — James Ralph “Jim” Hickmon, 82, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. He was born Dec. 5, 1936, in Wilmington, the son of the late Hilda West Hickmon and Wilbur Leon Hickmon.

Jim received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and held many professional positions during his career, including director of pharmacy technology, Cape Fear Community College; pharmacology instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College; and pharmacy manager at several North Carolina Kerr drugstores.

His professional, civic and social activities included serving as chairman, Cumberland County Board of Health; member, New Hanover Pharmaceutical Association; member, North Carolina Association of Pharmacists; president, Cape Fear Valley Pharmaceutical Association; preceptor for UNC-Chapel Hill and Campbell University pharmacy students; adjunct faculty, Fayetteville Technical Community College; member, Pharmacy Curriculum Advisory Board, Fayetteville Technical Community College; preceptor for Pharmacy Technology Students, Fayetteville Technical Community College, fellow, American College of Apothecaries; member, board of directors, American Diabetes Association; member, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity; member, St. James Episcopal Church; member, New Hanover County Board of Health; and member, Carolina Yacht Club.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hickmon was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia Fulmer Hickmon.

Mr. Hickmon is survived by his wife, Madeline Trask Hickmon; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Dale Carter; granddaughter, Olivia Carter; stepsons, George Johnson and Loran Johnson, and his wife, Susan; step-grandchildren, Mary Nell Johnson and William Johnson; brother and wife, Ed and Jo Hickmon; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, LaRose and Bill Spooner; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will welcome friends at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 23, to celebrate Jim’s life at James Episcopal Church, 25 South Third Street, Wilmington. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in The Great Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the James and Madeline Hickmon Endowed Scholarship at Cape Fear Community College Foundation, 411 North Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401; or Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Share online condolences with the family at Andrews Mortuary & Crematory.

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