Digital Augusta

Augusta, Kansas

1998-09-29
Collection: 1998

Title

1998-09-29

Subject

Dykes, Velma Mary Howard

Description

Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette

Creator

Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]

Source

Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas

http://augustahistoricalsociety.com

Publisher

Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Date

1998-09-29

Format

Clippings

Language

English

Type

application/pdf

Identifier

b5#113



Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “1998-09-29,” Digital Augusta, accessed March 28, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/1069.
Text

September 29 1998

VELMA MARY HOWARD DYKES

Velma Mary Howard Dykes, 85, of Augusta, died Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 9:55 a.m. A graveside service will be held for the family, Thursday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. Brother Earl Moodey will officiate.
Velma was born July 28, 1913, in Logan County, Okla., to Edward Anderson and Ida Velma (Merrifield) Howard.
She married Belmont Burbage Dykes July 5, 1944, at Arlington, Va.
Velma was a member of the Augusta Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She worked for the Federal Civil Service for 26-1/2 years, retiring in June 1972.
Survivors include: sons Bert Howard Dykes of Augusta, Gary Russell Dykes of Wichita; daughter Ann Brown of Augusta; ; sisters Vada Foudray of Los Gatos, Calif., Lila Brown of Guymon, Okla.; brother Bert Howard of Rogers, Ark.; granddaughter Paula Kay Catlett of Augusta; one grandson Jared Lane Dykes of Wichita; and one great-granddaughter, Kyla Kay Catlett of Augusta.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Belmont; her parents, and her brothers Jack, Russell, Alva, and Stanley Howard.
The family requests no flowers. Cards may be sent to Ann Brown, 724 Stadium Dr., Augusta, Ks, 67010.
Services arranged by Dunsford’s Funeral Home.

Original Format

Newspaper clipping