Hesentine Brooks Ikard Obituary

The memory of Hesentine Brooks Ikard (Newton, North Carolina), who passed away on May 8, 2025 at the age of 98, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Jim Brooks and Annie Degree Brooks; and her husband James Ikard. She is survived by: her children, Jimmy, Willie, Coleman, Joseph Ikard Sr., Helen Ikard and Vickie Lee; her brothers, Josey, Walter, James, William, Bobby and Coleman Brooks; her grandchildren, Terry, Judy Ikard and Charles Ramseur; her great grandchild Devin Lee; her daughters-in-law, Lizzie Kate and Lillie Mae Ikard; her children, Margaret Gaither (Dennis Smith) and Carl Ikard (Lora Hunt Ikard); her children-in-law, Linda Ikard and Bland Lee Sr.; her grandchildren, Jimmy, Melinda, Belinda Ikard, Willie, Lisa, Kaven Ikard and Carol Morrison; her sisters-in-law, Ann and Ruth Brooks; and her sisters, Mary Armstrong and Rebecca Sumner.