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Thomas Edward “Tom” Lykins

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Thomas Edward “Tom” Lykins

Birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Mar 2022 (aged 79)
Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4650028, Longitude: -88.9975773
Plot
Mausoleum
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NORMAL - Thomas E. Lykins, 79, of Normal, passed away at 5:10 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Normal
Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m., followed by a service at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home Bloomington. Entombment will follow in Park Hill Mausoleum.
Memorials may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Tom was born April 10, 1942, in Springfield, the son of Edgar Earl and Catherine Margaret Forrestal Lykins.
He married Mary Morgan on December 19, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV. She survives. He is also survived by a son and his wife; a granddaughter; two sisters and their husbands and a sister-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Elizabeth Lykins and a brother, Richard Lykins.
Tom graduated from Bellflower High School and served in the Army National Guard. He retired from Bridgestone-Firestone in 2004, as a supervisor after thirty-eight-years with the company. Tom was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan. He enjoyed Budweiser beer, cigarettes, General Motors cars and Levi jeans.

Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - March 17, 2022
NORMAL - Thomas E. Lykins, 79, of Normal, passed away at 5:10 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Normal
Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m., followed by a service at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2022, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home Bloomington. Entombment will follow in Park Hill Mausoleum.
Memorials may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Tom was born April 10, 1942, in Springfield, the son of Edgar Earl and Catherine Margaret Forrestal Lykins.
He married Mary Morgan on December 19, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV. She survives. He is also survived by a son and his wife; a granddaughter; two sisters and their husbands and a sister-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Elizabeth Lykins and a brother, Richard Lykins.
Tom graduated from Bellflower High School and served in the Army National Guard. He retired from Bridgestone-Firestone in 2004, as a supervisor after thirty-eight-years with the company. Tom was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan. He enjoyed Budweiser beer, cigarettes, General Motors cars and Levi jeans.

Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - March 17, 2022


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  • Created by: Gina
  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237641172/thomas_edward-lykins: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Edward “Tom” Lykins (10 Apr 1942–15 Mar 2022), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237641172, citing Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Gina (contributor 46846562).