Sikes/Sykes Family Cards - Person Sheet
Sikes/Sykes Family Cards - Person Sheet
NameMildred Juanita “Bobbie” Dickerson 
Birth17 Feb 1932, Patterson, MO
FatherMillard T. Dickerson
MotherBertha Allen
Spouses
Birth5 Dec 1927, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois
FatherPinkney Blenton Sykes (1901-1956)
MotherEva Dora Cottrell (1903-1994)
Marriage8 Sep 1950, Granite City, IL
ChildrenSue Ann (1958-)
Daniel Eugene (1960-)
Notes for Mildred Juanita “Bobbie” Dickerson
Mildred "Bobbie" Sykes, 83, of Edwardsville, Ill., formerly of Granite City, Ill., born Feb. 17, 1932, in Patterson, Mo., passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Sykes retired in 1991 from Granite City Steel after over 30 years of dedicated service in the production control department. She and her husband enjoyed their years after retirement living at Lake of the Ozarks and loved camping and traveling. She will be remembered for the love and special times shared with her family and friends.She was preceded in death by her parents, Millard T. and Bertha, nee Allen, Dickerson; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Grace Dickerson; a sister and brother-in-law, Verna and George Wilkinson; and a sister-in-law, Norma Dickerson. Surviving are her husband, Bobby "Pete" Sykes, whom she married on Sept. 8, 1950, in Granite City, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Sue Ann and Kenneth McCrory of Springfield, Mo.; a son, Danny Sykes of Edwardsville, Ill.; three grandsons, Robert Wells of Ballston Spa, New York, Andrew Sykes of Edwardsville and Nathan Sykes of Edwardsville; a granddaughter, Rochelle Smith of Springfield, Mo.; a great-granddaughter, Eleanor "Ellie" Smith of Springfield, Mo.; a brother, Carl Dickerson of Oregon; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bill and Joyce Sykes of Benld; two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Gloria Tellor of Granite City and Joyce and Roy Dix of Missouri; many nieces; nephews; other extended family and friends.Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association and may be accepted at the funeral home. www.irwinchapel.com Visitation: In celebration of her life, visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Irwin Chapel, 591 Glen Crossing Road in Glen Carbon, Ill. Funeral: Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2015, at the funeral home with Reverend Dr. Loftin Woodiel officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates in Glen Carbon, Ill.