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Rosetta Sykes Obituary

Rosetta S. Sykes DREWRYVILLE - Mrs. Rosetta S. Sykes of the 7300 block of Southampton Parkway departed this life March 9, 2009, in Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Va. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Greensville Elementary School, 1101 Sussex Drive, Emporia, Va., with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Drewryville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, (804) 732-8911. The family will assemble at 1:30 p.m. in the school the day of services. A complete obituary may be found online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com as well as a video tribute.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Mar. 12, 2009.

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Pastor Michael A. Turner, Sr.

March 12, 2009

Dr. Rosa Wynn & the Sykes Family:
May the precious memories of a service-filled life sustain you during this time of depletion and loss. It is hard to lose one's mother at any age but know that "God will take care of you."

Rev. & Mrs. Leroy Cherry

March 12, 2009

May the comfort that only God can give, be your stronghold during this time of bereavement.

Natalie Harris Myers

March 12, 2009

Dear Rev. Rosa Wynn and family,

God be praised for the life of your dear mother. May the life that she lived serve as a testimony of the loving kindness of our Heavenly Father. We rejoice because she has served Him well and she now abides in His loving arms. Know that you are in my prayers at this time. God bless and keep each of you.

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