Bobby J. Sikes Sr.

Mayor Bobby J. Sikes, Sr., age 74, of Lawrenceville, GA died November 4, 2006 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He is survived by: Daughter and Son-in-Law: Mr. & Mrs. Gregory (Susan Sikes) Davis of Grayson; Son - Mr. Bobby J. Sikes, Jr. of Atlanta; Grandson: Mr. Garrett Davis; Granddaughters: Mr. & Mrs. Michael (Meredith) Brown, Miss Mallory Davis; Sisters-in-Law: Mrs. Helen Wells; Mr. & Mrs. Everett (Sibyl) Samples, all of Lawrenceville, Mrs. Runelle Clark, Mrs. Minnie Lovin, both of Dacula; Brothers-in-Law: Mr. Lenore Spain of Dacula, Mr. Harry McConnell of Macon; Several Nieces & Nephews. Mayor Sikes was born in Fulton County, GA on August 26, 1932 to George W. Sikes and Evie Lou Robinson Sikes. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Faye Lovin Sikes on October 12, 1997. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula, GA with Rev. John Colbaugh officiating. Interment Gwinnett Memorial Park with honors by the City of Lawrenceville Police Department. Family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Charles Davol, Bill Atkinson, Sonny Brand, Bob Baroni, Emory Morsberger, Tony Powell, Steve Phillips, Stanley Gunter, Larry Fleeman and Herman Rolader. Council Members, Former Council Members and Employees of the City of Lawrenceville will serve as Honorary Escort and are asked to assemble at the church at 10:30 A.M. Those desiring may make donation to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, Georgia Chapter, 3715 Northside Parkway, Bldg. 400, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30327. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel, 120 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770/963-2411, www.wagesfuneralhome.com.

This obituary was originally published in the Gwinnett Daily Post.