Mickey Myrick, 75, a longtime resident of Mayo, died in his home in Lake City of natural causes on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. He leaves behind many good memories with his cousins, John and Charles Hewett and family of Mayo; cousins, Patsy Keadle and Charlene Turner and family of Inman, S.C.; and his brother, Steve Myrick of Palm Springs, Calif. Mickey lived in Mayo with his dearest and most favorite aunt, Ellie Hewett, a more interesting combo of "housemates" could not be found.
As Mickey wished, memorial services were held on the steps of their much-loved Pinson Memorial Methodist Church in his home-town of Sylvester, Ga. This followed with a brief service at the graveside of Mickey and Steve's mama and daddy, S.M. and Alice Myrick. At the cemetery, the 23rd and 100th Psalms, "Serve the Lord with Gladness: Come before His Presence with Singing," were read and Steve sang, "The Lord's Prayer," and Mickey's favorite song, "SMILE." Mickey loved to sing, and his incredible voice could bring every listener to tears of joy. Mickey ran a truck stop and had a game room in Sylvester, where the Myrick family had a home from 1948 until 2002. His parents ran the Woolard Hotel and Myrick Café.
From about the age of 12, Mickey suffered a life-time from a severe Bi-Polar disorder. His amazing strength and will to overcome this malignant adversity served him well for many years, and he miraculously was able to maintain his wonderfully ironic sense of humor through it all and return again and again to make the most he could of life.
Anyone wishing to honor and salute Mickey's life may do so by making a donation in his name to the first place he got help with his illness, The Phoebe Foundation, Attn: Behavioral Health, P.O. Box 3770 Albany, Ga. 31706, (229) 312-1492.
God bless you and keep you in His care, brother.