Obit of Lykins, Fred John - Washington County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Terri    16 Oct 2005
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Surnames: Lykins, Kennard, Buus, Baker, Sanchez, Kiser, Hoffman, Taylor, 
          Stansberry

from 1-3-2003 Examiner Enterprise

Fred J. Lykins

Fred John Lykins, age 84, of Hamilton, Ohio and formerly of Bartlesville,
died on Sunday, December 29, 2002, at Ft. Hamilton Hospital. Born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 31, 1918, he was the son of William and Ada
(Kennard) Lykins. He was raised in Kentucky and later moved to
Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Fred left Bartlesville to join the Army Air Corps.
It was during his tour of duty in Watertown, South Dakota, that he met his
wife, Dolores A. Buus. They were married in Sedan, Kansas, on May 11,
1946, after his discharge from the Army Air Corps. They took up residence
in Bartlesville, Oklahoma where their daughter Pat was born. Later they
moved to Hamilton, Ohio, where Fred had taken a job with General Motors
Fisher Body automobile plant. Their son David was born shortly after they
moved to Hamilton. Fred retired from Fisher Body after thirty years of
service in 1979. He was a member of the Westview Church of Christ
currently located on Azel Avenue and Dolores and Fred have been members of
Mill Road Church of Christ located in Forest Park, Ohio, for the last
twenty-five years. Fred was interested in doing things with his family
such as scouting, boating and skiing, camping, traveling with their motor
home and many other activities. He was an amateur do-it-yourself carpenter
and did very well.

Mr. Lykins is survived by his wife of over 56 years, Dolores Arline Lykins
of Hamilton; daughter Pat Baker and her husband Don of Hamilton; son David
Lykins and his wife Cathy of Tampa, Florida; four grandchildren David
Baker (who did a great deal towards helping to take care of his
grandparents as they have become older) and his wife Melissa, Lori Baker,
and Donnie Baker, all of Hamilton, and Julie Sanchez and her husband Jorge
of Springhill, Florida; great-grandchild Devon Alexander Kiser of
Hamilton; brother, Rollie Lykins of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Fred was
preceded in death by his parents; sister Mary Lydia (Lykins) Hoffman; and
brothers Pearl Lykins and Roy Lykins.

The funeral services were held at Webb Noonan Funeral Home, Ross Avenue at
South "D" Street, Hamilton, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2003, with
Scott Taylor, Minister, and David Stansberry, Minister, officiating.
Burial will follow in Millville Cemetery.
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