Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
Wednesday, November 17, 1982

William L. Sikes

Funeral services for William Lathon Sikes, 54, of Winnsboro will be held today, Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.

Interment will be in Crowville Masonic Cemetery, with the Rev. Jerry Simon and the Rev. Don Slack officiating.

A native of Franklin Parish, he was born July 25, 1928. He was a motor vehicle officer for the State of Louisiana. He was a member of Crockett Point Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He died on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1982, of a lengthy illness.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Donnell Sikes, Winnsboro; one son, Billy Jon Sikes, Crowville; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Sikes, Crowville; and one sister, Mrs. Orelle Atkins, Crowville.