Laura G. Sykes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Laura G. Sykes,73, of Kenova, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012 in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m.Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Rev. Scott Byard officiating. Laura was born March 26, 1939 in Bronx, New York a daughter of the late Abraham Fox and the late Sylvia Newman Fox Solomon. She was a former bookkeeper with Wetherall Concrete. Laura was a member of the Women’s Auxillary of the American Legion Post #93 in Kenova. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jimmie L. Sykes. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law James E. Sykes (Susan) of Seattle, Washington, Douglas L. Sykes (Cheryl) of New Syrmana Beach, FL., Michael A. Sykes (Elisha) of Barboursville, WV.; two daughters and one son-in-law Anne G. Conley (Darrell) of Ashland, Ky., Peggy Sue Lawson of Huntington, WV.; two brothers Robert Fox and Edward Solomon and one sister Anne Melissa Swartz all of New York; twelve grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. There will be no visitation and no funeral procession to the cemetery. Rollins Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.