COLERAIN – Sidney Earl Hoggard, Jr. age 51, of Colerain, NC died on January 21, 2016 at the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.

He was born in Hertford County on March 14, 1964 to the late Sidney and Florence Myers Hoggard. Sidney graduated from Northampton County High School in Conway, NC. He worked at Franklin Equipment Company in Franklin, VA for some fifteen years. Currently, Sidney was employed at Eddie Harrell’s Sporting Goods as a small engine mechanic. He was a large Pittsburgh Steelers fan and enjoyed being an Earnhardt fan. Sidney was always available to help his friends and neighbors.

Sidney is survived by his mother, Florence Myers Hoggard of Ahoskie; wife, Lynn Hoggard of the home; son, Sidney Earl Hoggard, III of Ahoskie, NC; stepdaughter, Sabrina Smith, and two stepsons, Woody and Shane Smith, all of Colerain, NC; sister, Cindy Hoggard Blythe and her husband Donnie of Franklin, VA; and two brothers, Eddie Hoggard and his wife Dawn of Windsor, NC and Aaron “AJ” Hoggard and his wife Jamie of Conway, NC

The family will receive friends on Monday, January 25, 2016 from 7:00-8:30 pm at Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service of Ahoskie, NC.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11 am at the Chapel of Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service of Ahoskie, NC with the Rev. Jay Rivenbark.

Burial will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Rich Square, NC.

Memorial contributions may be made to Treasured Memories Charitable Funding at TMCFunding.com.

Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service of Ahoskie is handling the arrangements for the Hoggard family and online condolences can be directed to the family by visiting www.garrettsykesfs.com.