Pastor James E. Vickery

Pastor James E. Vickery, of Chipley died May 5, 2015 at Flowers Hospital. He was 70 years of age.

James was born in Jackson County where he lived most of his life. James began in the ministry at age 17. He first pastored at Cottondale Assembly of God Church, then, First Assembly of God Church in Chattahoochee, Carmel Assembly of God Church in Bonifay. James then went away to seminary at South Eastern Bible College in Lakeland where he graduated with a doctorate of Theology. He returned to pastor Alford assembly of God Church in Alford, and later started Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Chipley, where he served as a pastor for a number of years before pastoring Hard Labor Creek Community Church in Wausau. James also pastored Sunny Hills Chapel Pentecostal Church of Wausau. He was currently serving as pastor of Cypress Creek Community Church in Alford for the past 21 years. James will be missed by so many.

He was preceded in death by his father, Perlan E. Vickery and his mother, Eula Walters Vickery; one brother, Leroy Vickery.

He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Ann Vickery of Chipley; four daughters, Karen Vickery Carter and husband, Jackie Wayne of Cottondale, Sherry Smith and husband, Cecil, Missy McDaniel and husband, Rodney, Bobbie Jo Patterson and husband, Rex all of Chipley; one son, Jason Hall of Chipley; one brother, William (Lonzo) and wife, Denise of Marianna; Sisters, Erma Jean Reynolds and husband, Jack; Edna Merle Rister and husband, Winford all of Cottondale; one sister-in-law, Jean Vickery of Marianna; 10 grandchildren, including Lainie Crowe and husband, Andrew of Ringgold, Georgia, Joshua Carter of Cottondale; four great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for James will be at 2 p.m.,Friday May 8, 2015, at Cypress Creek Community Church, Alford, Florida with Revs. Manuel Garcia & Martin Murphy officiating. Interment will follow in Cypress Creek Community Church Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.

The family will receive friends from noon until funeral time at Cypress Creek Community Church.

Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com

James & Sikes Funeral Home
Maddox Chapel
4278 Lafayette St.
Marianna, Fla. 32446
850-482-2332