Mr. John Hucks, Jr., age 83, of Douglasville, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2010. He was born on July 29, 1927 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the son of the late John Hucks, Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Earp Hucks Sharp. He served during World War II while in the United States Navy. Later, he served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Army. He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Villa Rica. He retired from the American Tool & Dye Company as a Shop Foreman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Gene Hucks, Jr. and Jimmy Hucks, Jr.; and sister, Peggy Hucks Hicks. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mrs. Evelyn Morris Hucks of Douglasville; children and their spouses, John Hucks, III of Douglasville, Kathy Hucks and Tom Bodkins of Villa Rica, Jonette Hucks Wix of Douglasville and Barry and Linda Hucks of Temple; sisters, Frances McCrorie, Louise Alexander and Margaret Plyler all of Charlotte, NC, and Carolyn Cheek of Concord, NC; grandchildren, Wesley Poss, Korey Mitchell, Kandis Allen, Kacey Waugh, Brandis Lennon, Brandon Hucks and Brittney Cruse; eleven great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, November 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm from Hightower's Memorial Chapel with Brother Don O'Shields and Brother Jim Speer officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens with Wesley Poss, Korey Mitchell, Kacey Waugh, Brett Allen, Brandon Hucks and Chris Turner will serve as Pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 5-9 pm. You may share your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.hightowersmemorial.com. Hightower's Memorial Chapel and Cremation Service has charge of the arrangements. 770-489-2818