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Carel L. Sikes

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Carel L. Sikes

Birth
Madison County, Arkansas, USA
Death
18 Jul 1932 (aged 25)
Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map
Plot
Bellevue, Block A, Section 2, lot 5
Memorial ID
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RANCH WORKER SUCCUMBS HERE

Carl Sikes, Employed Near City, Dies at 25 Years.

Carl Sikes, young ranch employee, died Monday evening at the Sheridan County Memorial hospital. He was 25 years old.
Mr. Sikes had been employed by his cousin, Cline Fowler, local rancher. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sikes of Arkansas, and by three brothers, W.B. Sikes of Tulsa, Okla., and Lonzo and James Sikes, both of Big Piney, Wyo.


Please note:
While there is a stone in Bellevue Cemetery, the last paragraph in the obit states:
The body will be sent by the Champion Funeral Home to Springdale, Ark., for funeral services and interment.

Sheridan Press, July 19, 1932.

Entered by Karylyn Petrie.


Male, Single, Age 25
Burial date- July 21, 1932
Cause of death- appendicitis
Nearest relative- John Sikes (father)

Information from Sheridan Genealogical Society, 1983

This stone was buried. I will retake the photo when the weather improves.Unfortunately, all I know about Carel Sikes is what's on the headstone and in the cemetery records: that s/he was 25 years old and buried on the July 21, 1932. No other Sikes are buried here.
RANCH WORKER SUCCUMBS HERE

Carl Sikes, Employed Near City, Dies at 25 Years.

Carl Sikes, young ranch employee, died Monday evening at the Sheridan County Memorial hospital. He was 25 years old.
Mr. Sikes had been employed by his cousin, Cline Fowler, local rancher. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sikes of Arkansas, and by three brothers, W.B. Sikes of Tulsa, Okla., and Lonzo and James Sikes, both of Big Piney, Wyo.


Please note:
While there is a stone in Bellevue Cemetery, the last paragraph in the obit states:
The body will be sent by the Champion Funeral Home to Springdale, Ark., for funeral services and interment.

Sheridan Press, July 19, 1932.

Entered by Karylyn Petrie.


Male, Single, Age 25
Burial date- July 21, 1932
Cause of death- appendicitis
Nearest relative- John Sikes (father)

Information from Sheridan Genealogical Society, 1983

This stone was buried. I will retake the photo when the weather improves.Unfortunately, all I know about Carel Sikes is what's on the headstone and in the cemetery records: that s/he was 25 years old and buried on the July 21, 1932. No other Sikes are buried here.

Inscription

Carel Sikes
March 4, 1907 - July 18, 1932

Gravesite Details

This headstone is in the Bellevue Cemetery in Sheridan, and was completely obscured by a thick clump of flowers, grass and weeds. I had a hard time finding it and uncovering it enough to get a photograph.



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