Georgia:  Decatur County:  Obituary of William E. Sykes, 28 June 1993

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The following Obituary appeared in the Post Searchlight Newspaper..........

William E. Sykes
Sept 8, 1912 - June 28, 1993

Mr. William E. "Bill" Sykes, 80, of Bainbridge died on June 28, 1993 at  
Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

Services will be held Thursday, July 1 at 3 p.m. at Morningside Baptist 
Church with the Rev. Joe Hart officiating.  Burial will follow at West 
Bainbridge Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be William Davis Sykes, Jr., Don 
Kell,  James Matthews, H. L. Green, Ira Phillips and Wendell Nix.  Honorary 
pallbearers are all male members of the Morningside Baptist Church.

Visitation will be tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home.

Mr. Sykes was born on Sept. 8, 1912 in Gadsden County, Fla.  He had lived 
most of his life in Decatur County.  He was retired from the Georgia Factory 
for the Blind in 1973 as a mattress shop supervisor.  He was owner and 
operator of Sykes Bait Co. of Bainbridge since 1973.  He was a member of 
Morningside Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife,  Lorene Bennett Sykes of Bainbridge;  two 
daughters,  Mary F. Meredith,  Brenda Phillips, both of Bainbridge;  three 
sons,  Steve Sykes,  William Davis Sykes, Sr.,  Eddie Sykes, all of 
Bainbridge;  two sisters,  Merlene G. Brock of Cairo,  Inell Sapp of 
Jacksonville, Fla;  three brothers,  Gene Gleaton of Bainbridge,  Earliss 
Gleaton of Roswell, N.M.  and L. H. (Hiwatha) Gleaton of Bainbridge;  12 
grandchildren;  seven great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and 
nephews.

Cox Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.  246-4411.