WINTER HAVEN -
Mrs. Shirley Sykes Dilts,
74, died peacefully Friday,
July 3, 2009 due to
heart failure.
Mrs. Dilts was born
Oct. 20, 1934 in Abbeville,
Alabama to William R. &
Foye E. Sykes. She was of
the Baptist faith.
She moved to Florida at
an early age and attended
Schools in Avon Park,
Bartow, and Winter Haven
High, graduating in
1953. She was active in
school and church choirs
and sang solo soprano at
Bartow and Winter Haven
High, and area churches.
She loved Broadway and
Movie musicals and was
an avid Bridge player.
She especially enjoyed
her ladies bridge club in
Durham, N. C.
After high school she
was sent to Duke Hospital
in Durham, N.C. for
treatment. She met her future
husband, Edgar L
Dilts, Sr., married and
spent most of her married
life living in Durham. She
was employed as a fashion
consultant for Catherine's
Shoppes in Durham
for over 21 years.
She moved back to Winter
Haven in 1990.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Edgar L, Dilts, Sr. She is
survived by her daughter,
Denise Newton (Walter),
Bahama. N.C., son, Ed
Dilts, Jr. (Vera), Winter
Haven, brother, Jack V.
Sykes (Sue), sister, Saundra
Anderson, Winter
Haven, brother-in-law
Charles Dilts (Lynne),
Durham, N.C., nieces,
nephews and three grand
children.
Visitation is scheduled
for Thursday, July 9th
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at
Steele's Funeral Home,
207 Burns Lane, SE, Winter
Haven, FL. Graveside
services will be Friday,
July 10th, at 11:00 AM at
Rolling Hills Cemetery,
Old Lucerne Park Rd.,
Winter Haven, FL.
Steele's Family Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements
Published in Ledger on 7/8/2009
Mrs. Shirley Sykes Dilts,
74, died peacefully Friday,
July 3, 2009 due to
heart failure.
Mrs. Dilts was born
Oct. 20, 1934 in Abbeville,
Alabama to William R. &
Foye E. Sykes. She was of
the Baptist faith.
She moved to Florida at
an early age and attended
Schools in Avon Park,
Bartow, and Winter Haven
High, graduating in
1953. She was active in
school and church choirs
and sang solo soprano at
Bartow and Winter Haven
High, and area churches.
She loved Broadway and
Movie musicals and was
an avid Bridge player.
She especially enjoyed
her ladies bridge club in
Durham, N. C.
After high school she
was sent to Duke Hospital
in Durham, N.C. for
treatment. She met her future
husband, Edgar L
Dilts, Sr., married and
spent most of her married
life living in Durham. She
was employed as a fashion
consultant for Catherine's
Shoppes in Durham
for over 21 years.
She moved back to Winter
Haven in 1990.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Edgar L, Dilts, Sr. She is
survived by her daughter,
Denise Newton (Walter),
Bahama. N.C., son, Ed
Dilts, Jr. (Vera), Winter
Haven, brother, Jack V.
Sykes (Sue), sister, Saundra
Anderson, Winter
Haven, brother-in-law
Charles Dilts (Lynne),
Durham, N.C., nieces,
nephews and three grand
children.
Visitation is scheduled
for Thursday, July 9th
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at
Steele's Funeral Home,
207 Burns Lane, SE, Winter
Haven, FL. Graveside
services will be Friday,
July 10th, at 11:00 AM at
Rolling Hills Cemetery,
Old Lucerne Park Rd.,
Winter Haven, FL.
Steele's Family Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements
Published in Ledger on 7/8/2009
WINTER HAVEN -
Mrs. Shirley Sykes Dilts,
74, died peacefully Friday,
July 3, 2009 due to
heart failure.
Mrs. Dilts was born
Oct. 20, 1934 in Abbeville,
Alabama to William R. &
Foye E. Sykes. She was of
the Baptist faith.
She moved to Florida at
an early age and attended
Schools in Avon Park,
Bartow, and Winter Haven
High, graduating in
1953. She was active in
school and church choirs
and sang solo soprano at
Bartow and Winter Haven
High, and area churches.
She loved Broadway and
Movie musicals and was
an avid Bridge player.
She especially enjoyed
her ladies bridge club in
Durham, N. C.
After high school she
was sent to Duke Hospital
in Durham, N.C. for
treatment. She met her future
husband, Edgar L
Dilts, Sr., married and
spent most of her married
life living in Durham. She
was employed as a fashion
consultant for Catherine's
Shoppes in Durham
for over 21 years.
She moved back to Winter
Haven in 1990.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Edgar L, Dilts, Sr. She is
survived by her daughter,
Denise Newton (Walter),
Bahama. N.C., son, Ed
Dilts, Jr. (Vera), Winter
Haven, brother, Jack V.
Sykes (Sue), sister, Saundra
Anderson, Winter
Haven, brother-in-law
Charles Dilts (Lynne),
Durham, N.C., nieces,
nephews and three grand
children.
Visitation is scheduled
for Thursday, July 9th
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at
Steele's Funeral Home,
207 Burns Lane, SE, Winter
Haven, FL. Graveside
services will be Friday,
July 10th, at 11:00 AM at
Rolling Hills Cemetery,
Old Lucerne Park Rd.,
Winter Haven, FL.
Steele's Family Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements
Published in Ledger on 7/8/2009
Mrs. Shirley Sykes Dilts,
74, died peacefully Friday,
July 3, 2009 due to
heart failure.
Mrs. Dilts was born
Oct. 20, 1934 in Abbeville,
Alabama to William R. &
Foye E. Sykes. She was of
the Baptist faith.
She moved to Florida at
an early age and attended
Schools in Avon Park,
Bartow, and Winter Haven
High, graduating in
1953. She was active in
school and church choirs
and sang solo soprano at
Bartow and Winter Haven
High, and area churches.
She loved Broadway and
Movie musicals and was
an avid Bridge player.
She especially enjoyed
her ladies bridge club in
Durham, N. C.
After high school she
was sent to Duke Hospital
in Durham, N.C. for
treatment. She met her future
husband, Edgar L
Dilts, Sr., married and
spent most of her married
life living in Durham. She
was employed as a fashion
consultant for Catherine's
Shoppes in Durham
for over 21 years.
She moved back to Winter
Haven in 1990.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Edgar L, Dilts, Sr. She is
survived by her daughter,
Denise Newton (Walter),
Bahama. N.C., son, Ed
Dilts, Jr. (Vera), Winter
Haven, brother, Jack V.
Sykes (Sue), sister, Saundra
Anderson, Winter
Haven, brother-in-law
Charles Dilts (Lynne),
Durham, N.C., nieces,
nephews and three grand
children.
Visitation is scheduled
for Thursday, July 9th
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at
Steele's Funeral Home,
207 Burns Lane, SE, Winter
Haven, FL. Graveside
services will be Friday,
July 10th, at 11:00 AM at
Rolling Hills Cemetery,
Old Lucerne Park Rd.,
Winter Haven, FL.
Steele's Family Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements
Published in Ledger on 7/8/2009
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