Obituary of Edward Butler Sykes Sr 7 MAR 1894 - 1 JAN 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD B. SYKES Edward Butler Sykes, 51, engineer for Camp Manufacturing Company, Franklin, died Monday morning, January 1, at Raiford Memorial Hospital after an illness of many months. Mr. Sykes was the husband of Mrs. Dora Alice Sykes and son of the late Charles Wesley and Lorena Harrison Sykes, of North Carolina. He was a member of High Street Methodist Church. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. I. Davidson and Mrs. T. B. Lynn, both Franklin; five sons, Edward B., C. J., William Eldridge, Norwood and Tommie Sykes, all of Franklin; one granddaughter, Nancy Davidson, of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. S. S. Minton, of Warsaw, N. C.; Mrs. Edward Wells of New Mexico, and Miss Lorena Mae Sykes, of Wallace, N. C.; two brothers, John N and Charles W. Sykes, of Wallace. Funeral services were held at the home, South Street and Grove Avenue, Thursday at 2 p. m., by the Rev. F. W. Aaron. Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery. Franklin, Virginia Tidewater News Volume 41, Number 10 4 January 1946 Page 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 7 MAR 1894 - Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 1 JAN 1946 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Narrative Summary of the Obituary Edward Butler Sykes Sr, 51, of Franklin, Virginia, passed away on 1 Jan 1946. He was survived by his wife Dora, children, sisters, brothers, and granddaughter. Funeral services took place at the home on South Street and Grove Avenue, officiated by Rev. F. W. Aaron, on Thursday, with burial at Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, on 1 Jan 1946. Transcript Edward Butler Sykes Sr 7 March 1894 - 1 January 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD B. SYKES Edward Butler Sykes, 51, engineer for Camp Manufacturing Company, Franklin, died Monday morning, January 1, at Raiford Memorial Hospital after an illness of many months. Mr. Sykes was the husband of Mrs. Dora Alice Sykes and son of the late Charles Wesley and Lorena Harrison Sykes, of North Carolina. He was a member of High Street Methodist Church. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. I. Davidson and Mrs. T. B. Lynn, both Franklin; five sons, Edward B., C. J., William Eldridge, Norwood, and Tommie Sykes, all of Franklin; one granddaughter, Nancy Davidson, of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. S. S. Minton, of Warsaw, N. C.; Mrs. Edward Wells of New Mexico, and Miss Lorena Mae Sykes, of Wallace, N. C.; two brothers, John N. and Charles W. Sykes, of Wallace. Funeral services were held at the home, South Street and Grove Avenue, Thursday at 2 p.m., by the Rev. F. W. Aaron. Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery. Franklin, Virginia Tidewater News Volume 41, Number 10 4 January 1946 Page 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 7 March 1894 - Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 1 January 1946 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] ** Vital Statistics Summary |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Value | |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Edward Butler Sykes Sr | | Age | 51 years | | Birth | 7 March 1894; Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA | | Death | 1 January 1946; Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA | |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------| ** Table of Relationships |------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------| | Edward Butler Sykes Sr | Decedent | Franklin, Virginia | | Dora Alice Sykes | Wife | Franklin, Virginia | | Charles Wesley Sykes | Father (predeceased) | North Carolina | | Lorena Harrison Sykes | Mother (predeceased) | North Carolina | | Mrs. W. I. Davidson | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Mrs. T. B. Lynn | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Edward B. Sykes | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | C. J. Sykes | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | William Eldridge Sykes | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Norwood Sykes | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Tommie Sykes | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Nancy Davidson | Granddaughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Mrs. S. S. Minton | Sister | Warsaw, North Carolina | | Mrs. Edward Wells | Sister | New Mexico | | Miss Lorena Mae Sykes | Sister | Wallace, North Carolina | | John N. Sykes | Brother | Wallace, North Carolina | | Charles W. Sykes | Brother | Wallace, North Carolina | | Rev. F. W. Aaron | Clergyman (officiant at funeral) | Not stated | |------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------| ** Publication Details |-------------------|--------------------| | Field | Value | |-------------------|--------------------| | Newspaper | Tidewater News | | Volume | 41 | | Issue | 10 | | Publication Date | 4 January 1946 | | Publication Place | Franklin, Virginia | | Page | 1 | |-------------------|--------------------| Other Relevant Information - Funeral held at home on South Street and Grove Avenue, Franklin, Virginia. - Burial in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, Virginia. - Edward B. Sykes Sr was an engineer for Camp Manufacturing Company. - He was a member of High Street Methodist Church. - Obituary published 4 January 1946. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this abstract. 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