James Wayne Vickery

He is survived by his three daughters Melissa Ann (Tim) Rose, Margery Ann (Jeremy) Bernhardt, and Rebecca Ann (Doug) Larocque; 5 grandchildren Matthew and Andrew Rose, Daniel Bernhardt, and David and Julia Larocque; sister Virginia Vickery Kennedy; along with several nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Ann Walker, his older brother and older sister, Robert Dennis Vickery and Marjorie Vickery Croft, and his parents, Roscoe Dennis and Jessie Mae Satcher Vickery.

Jim was the third child born to Roscoe Dennis and Jessie Mae Satcher Vickery on July 18, 1941 in Jasper, Florida. He graduated from Jasper High School in June of 1959 and then joined the United States Army the following year. Jim served in the 82nd Airborne Division until May of 1963. After graduating in May of 1965 from North Florida Junior College with an Associates of Arts Degree in Business Administration, Jim worked as a sales manager for the Madison County Carrier, a weekly newspaper in Madison, Florida and as the assistant director of the Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. After moving to Naples, Florida in 1969 Jim joined the loan department staff of First National Bank and Trust Company. Jim left the banking industry in 1983 to pursue other opportunities and later opened a feed and pet supply store business, Naples Feed and Seed.

Jim was a long time member of First Baptist Church Naples, who until his health prevented him, loved to travel to Brazil on mission trips to help build churches. His wife Barbara often traveled with him to lead backyard vacation Bible schools. Together they could always be counted upon to share the love of Jesus to others.

Services will be held 11 am on Friday, February 5th at First Baptist Church Naples with a viewing at 10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Florida Baptist Children’s home, One More Child P.O. Box 8190, Lakeland, FL 33802, https://onemorechild.org/