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Edward "Eddie" Leon Sykes, Jr.
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Edward "Eddie" Sykes, Jr. Obituary
Mr. Edward Leon “Eddie” Sykes, Jr., age: 72
Of: New Johnsonville, TN passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Nashville General Hospital at Meharry in Nashville, TN. He was born November 7, 1950, in Detroit, MI. Eddie loved being out in the sun, water, fishing, and hunting.
Visitation will be held from 10:00am until service time Friday, March 3rd at Humphreys County Funeral Home.
Funeral Services for Mr. Sykes will be conducted at 1:00pm Friday, March 3, 2023, in the Humphreys County Funeral Home Chapel with William Brown officiating.
Interment will follow in Richlawn Cemetery in Waverly, TN.
Survivors:
Son:
Shane Edward Sykes of Alabama
Sisters:
Annette Glasgow of Wisconsin
Betty Garza of Michigan
Preceded in death by:
Parents: Edward L. Sykes, Sr. and Bessie Agnes Atchison Sykes
Sister: Sherry Conners
Arrangements by the Humphreys County Funeral Home
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217 East Main Street, Waverly, TN 37185
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