Gayle Byrd Hicks Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-01-29T18:00:00
End: 2025-01-29T19:00:00
Location: Chapel of McLaurin Funeral Home

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Gayle Byrd Hicks of Smithfield, North Carolina, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Gayle Byrd left this world on January 23, 2025 at the age of 77, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gayle Byrd Hicks to show support.

As Gayle Byrd departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Gayle Byrd may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Gayle Byrd leaves behind.

Memorial donations may be made in her memory to her beloved church of 38 years, Shiloh Baptist Church, Garner North Carolina 27529 or to the SECU Hospice House of Smithfield, North Carolina.

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Chapel of McLaurin Funeral Home
12830 US 70 Business Hwy W, Clayton, NC 27520

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12830 US 70 Business Hwy W, Clayton, NC 27520

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