Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sykes, Charles W November 8, 1950
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The Norfolk Virginian Pilot November 9, 1950
Charles W. Sykes, of 1307 Jefferson Street, South Norfolk, a retired postal 
employee and veteran of the Spanish-American War, died yesterday at 1:30 a.m. 
in a Norfolk hospital. He had been in failing health for a year.
Sykes, affectionately known as "Brother Charley", was a son of the late John 
Henry and Mrs. Lydia Halstead Sykes. He was a native of Fentress and had lived 
in South Norfolk most of his life.
He belonged to the Chesapeake Avenue Methodist Church and had served on the 
board of stewards for 25 years. He was also a member of South Norfolk Lodge No. 
339, A.F. and A.M., and Willie Lee Lodge No. 119, Knights of Pythias.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Hall Sykes; three sisters, Mrs. Lillie 
Speight and Mrs. Maude Stewart, of South Norfolk, and Mrs. T.C. Hollowell, of 
Rockingham, N.C.; two brothers, W.A. Sykes, of Scottsville, and M.B. Sykes of 
Ocean View, and one aunt, Mrs. Sarah Sawyer, of Norfolk.
The body was removed to the Francis A. Guy Funeral Home, South Norfolk. Funeral 
services will be conducted tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Chesapeake Avenue 
Methodist Church. The body will be at the church one hour before services. 
Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.



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SYKES, CHARLES W I2467 Block 14, Lot 2, Space N CTR TIER 0 11/08/1950

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