Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Sikes, Willie Jack July 18, 1938
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The Chattanooga News
Jack Sikes 25 farmer of Roanoke Ala was killed and his four companions more or 
less seriously hurt Monday when automobile in which he was in collided with a 
truck on Lee Highway near Calhoun. Charlie Alexander 30 Negro truck driver for 
the Tennessee Carload Fruit Company of Knoxville was arrested by Deputy sheriffs 
Bo Dunn and Tom Long on charges of manslaughter with an automobile and reckless 
driving. Preliminary hearing was set for Tuesday before Squire J.L. Lewis in 
Athens. Sikes was killed instantly, O.G. McCain 28 of LaGrange Ga brother-in-law 
of Sikes is in a critical condition at the Epperson Hospital suffering from head 
injuries Frank McCain L.B. Wright and W.H. Brown all of LaGrange Ga sustained 
only slight injuries. The five men were on their way to Detroit Mich.

Additional Comments:
Death Cert:
Name	Willie Jack Sikes
Sex	Male
Age	27
Residence Place	Roanoke, Ala
Burial Date	19 Jul 1938
Burial Place	Wedowee, Ala.
Death Date	18 Jul 1938
Death Place	Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date	22 Jan 1911
Birthplace	Wedowee, Ala.
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Farmer
Race	White
Father's Name	L. M. Sikes
Father's Birthplace	Wedowee, Ala.
Mother's Name	Maude Stain
Mother's Birthplace	Wedowee, Ala.
Spouse's Name	Betty Lou Mccain
Spouse's Sex	Female
Event Type	Death
Source Details	cn 17716

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