"I'm pressing on the upward way
New heights I'm gaining every day
Still praying as I'm onward bound
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground
Lord, lift me up and let me stand
by faith on Heaven's table land
A higher plain than I have found
Lord, plant me feet on higher ground"
Our beloved, James Vernon "J.R." Riddick, age 66, of 1247 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, transitioned from this life leaving behind pain and affliction on Monday, July 2, 2018 at the Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC.
The dash of J.R.'s life between 1952 and 2018 will be celebrated on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at The Mount Church, Elizabeth City, NC. Moments of Viewing and Meditation will take place at the church on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Interment will follow in the Melton Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of the deceased.
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