First marriage Elizabeth Crunkleton, November 23, 1939 in State Line, Franklin County, PA. After her death of Ruby E Vanderau on October 21, 1999 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. and son of Jennie (Trovinger) and Cyrus Hykes. Mr. Hykes attended Antrim Township schools and later took self study classes from Southern Engineer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was honorably discharged on December 15th 1945. He was a partner of Waynesboro Electric Company for 47 years before retiring in July, 1987. Mr. Hykes was a member of Rotary Club, Waynesboro, since 1944 and had the distinction of having 100% attendance for the past 65 years. He served as the clubs President from 1956 to 1957, was elected as a "Paul Harris Fellow" in 1986 and in 2006 joined as a charter member of the Paul Harris Society of District 7350. He was a "Thompson Fellow"; received a medallion as a contributor to Waynesboro Rotary Thompson Scholarship Foundation; served as chairperson of Rotary's "Adopt-A-Highway" clean up program for Franklin County PennDot on Route 16 East of Waynesboro for over 15 years; and actively participated in many Rotary projects and committee assignments for over 65 years. Mr. Hykes was a member of the Waynesboro School Board from 1961-1967 serving as board president. In 1964 he was elected as the first president of the newly formed Waynesboro Area School District and served in that capacity for three years. He also served on the Franklin County steering council commissioned to build a new facility and school program to serve all Franklin County School Districts to be known as the Agriculture, Vocational, Technical School of Franklin County and served as a chairperson for the Franklin County A.V.T.S. General Advisory Council for 26 years. He was a member of the Otterbein Church, formerly Otterbein United Brethren Church, and at the time of the church's move to Park Street he served as chairperson of the building committee, chairperson of finance drive and was a member of the church board. He served as chairperson of the board of trustees for Otterbein Church properties and taught Sunday school over a period of 10 years. Mr. Hykes was a member of Waynesboro Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) in the late 1940's; served on the Y.M.C.A. board in the early 1960's; volunteered for the American Red Cross, Waynesboro for over 40 years and as a board member for 18 years including several years as a chairperson. He was a longtime member of the Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce and was active in downtown retail merchant's division serving as it's chairperson for many years throughout 1940 to 1987. He was also a member of Waynesboro country Club; American Legion Post 1357, Waynesboro; Elks Club, Waynesboro, Industrial Heritage Trust, Waynesboro; Renfrew Museum and Park; and from 2002 until his passing had been a volunteer for Waynesboro Senior Center where served delivering meals on wheels. Mr. Hykes was a breeder of Chinchillas. He joined the National Chinchilla Breeders of America and in the 1960's was elected to the national board of the N.C.B.A. He served until the N.C.B.A. merged with Empress Chinchilla Breeders Co-op and was then elected as a board member of the E.C.B.C. and in 1968 served as their board president. He was instrumental in organizing Princeton Process, a pelt dressing plant, and served as the organizations treasurer and later its president. As president he was heavily involved in the New York fur markets and established Princeton pelts as the highest quality pelts available. Hykes sales activities over a period of years in the N.Y. fur markets gave him the popular name "Mr. Chinchilla" in those markets. He was an avid golfer. In addition to his second wife, Mr. Hykes is survived by three daughters: Lois Rowe, her husband Carmen, Gilroy, CA, Charlotte Blackston, her husband James, Birmingham, AL, Patricia Malarz, her husband John, Camp Hill, PA; four grandchildren; six great grandsons; a sister: Elva Fahnstock, Chambersburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Mary Daugherty and Lelia Daugherty; and three brothers: George, Earl and Roy.