Fumi Miyaguni Hicks

She lived life to the fullest, and after 94 years on this earth, on October 19, 2026, Fumi M. Hicks went to live in the House of the Lord forever.

Fumi Miyaguni was born in 1932 in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. She loved Okinawa, but after marrying her soulmate, Dewey Hicks, she left her homeland and started a new home in South Carolina. She filled that home with love. Fumi never met a stranger. She never let anyone leave her house without trying to feed them. She never let a day pass without praying. Smiles were the language she knew best, and songs were gifts she shared abundantly. Fumi’s husband, Dewey, precedes her in death. She is survived by 3 children- Debby Gandy, Peggy Meddaugh Urquhart (Ted), Linda Bryant (Kenney); 3 grandchildren- Eron Gandy, Elisa Gandy Pavia (Erik), and Hannah Gandy; 5 siblings and multiple nieces and nephews in Japan; and numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews of the Hicks family.

 A celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 1, at 2pm at First Free Will Baptist Church in Florence, S.C. A visitation/reception will be held at the church following the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Fumi’s church, First Free Will Baptist Church (Florence, SC), or to the Florence County Disabilities Foundation, or alternatively, think of Fumi and share a smile with everyone you meet today.