 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas   Bettie E. Sykes 6 January 1923 - 25 April 2018 Thurman B. Sykes 14 April 1922 - 19 September 1998  Betty Elaine Croker Sykes, 95, of Sherman, Texas, died April 25, 2018 at her home. Funeral services were held Saturday morning, April 28, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Sherman. Dr. Mike Lawson officiated. Bettie was born January 6, 1923 in High Point, North Carolina, daughter of David and Winnie Brown Croker. She was a graduate of High Point High School and Guilford Business College. While in school, Bettie worked at Woolworth's Five and Dime. The manager placed her in the candy department because he said with her beautiful complexion, he knew she would not eat the merchandise, even though her desire was to work in cosmetics. After graduation, Bettie was employed for 7 years at Minnesota Mining (later known as 3M) in High Point, North Carolina, as secretary to the branch office manager. She later worked as a receptionist at Heritage Funiture Co. also in High Point. While working at Heritage Furniture Co., Bettie was first runner up in the Miss High Point pageant. Bettie married Thurman Sykes on August 15, 1950 in High Point, North Carolina. As an Air Force wife, she lived in many states. After Thurman's retirement, they settled in Sherman. They joined the First Baptist Church in January 1963. Bettie taught children's Sunday School at First Baptist Church and played the piano for many years for the children. Bettie was a member of Triple L at First Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Mary Brown Paul book club. Bettie was a homemaker for many years and after her children were grown, she went to work. She was employed by Security Title for several decades and later worked at the Law Office of Nance & Caston. Bettie is survived by her 2 daughters, Sandi Williams of Plano and Susan Rains of Sherman; grandson, Shane Maxwell and wife, Christi, of Denison; and great-grandsons Garrett Maxwell and Braden Maxwell of Denison. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. - - - Dannel Funeral Home West Hill Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |