Lamar-Monroe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Sykes, Curtis Cleveland March 9, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: meredith clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 September 17, 2008, 5:29 pm The Atlanta Constitution 10 Mar 1923 Hit By Falling Limb, Lamar Farmer Dies Barnesville, Ga., March 9--(Special)-Curtis Sykes, one of Lamar county's most popular and influential citizens and sucessful farmers, died Friday morning, his unexpected death being due to an attack of meningitis. Three weeks ago Mr. Sykes was hit on the forehead by a falling limb from a tree on his farm, from which, however, he had sufficiently recovered to resume his duties but physicians assert that the attack of meningitis was the result of the injury received then. Mr. Sykes was 35 years old and is survived by his widow, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bankston, and five children. The funeral and burial will probably occur Saturday from Fredonia church. Additional Comments: 1910 Monroe Co., GA Redbone ed 96 Sikes, Curtis C head 23 first mar 1 yr GA/Ga/GA farmer oa own Clara wife 23 first mar 1 yr mother of 1, 1 living Opal dau 6/12 WW registration Monroe Co., GA Curtis C Sykes age 30 RFD #2, Barnesville, Ga b. Dec 16, 1886 Monroe Co., GA farming own farm Monroe Co., Ga wife & 3 children ht left blank, stout, gray eyes, d. brown hair, not bald 5 Jun 1917 1920 Monroe Co., GA Redbone ed 144 Sykes, Curtis head own 33 GA/GA/GA farmer gen farm Em Clara wife 32 Opal dau 10 Loryn dau 9 Merritt son 6 Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Name: Curtis C. Sykes Death Date: 09 Mar 1923 County of Death: Lamar Certificate: 8670-E cause of death: tree fell on his head; contributory possibly meningitis File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/lamar/obits/s/sykes1127nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb