Rites Scheduled
For John Sykora
John J. Sykora, 69, well-known
area farmer and rancher, died at
11:50 p. m. Wednesday at Hamilton
Hospital. He had been ill with
a heart ailment for a year.
Funeral services are to be held
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic
Church in Megargel, with
Father Francis officiating. Burial
will be in Megargel Cemetery, with
Lunn Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Born January 6, 1885, in Yoakum,
Lavaca County, Sykora first
came to this general area almost
a half century ago.
He moved to Westover in Baylor
County in 1905, returning after a
short time to Yoakum, where on
February 4, 1913 he was married to
Janie Benes. She died in 1950.
The Sykoras moved to Young
County in 1913, settling in the
Spring Creek community a few
miles southwest of here, where he
had been engaged in farming and
ranching ever since.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. A. A. Wrobleski of Fort
Worth and Miss Aline Sykora of
Dallas; two sons, Johnnie C. and
Louis Sykora of Spring Creek; two
brothers, Frank and Vincent Sykora
of Megargel; and three grandchildren.
The Olney Enterprise
August 12, 1954
Olney, Young County, Texas
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For John Sykora
John J. Sykora, 69, well-known
area farmer and rancher, died at
11:50 p. m. Wednesday at Hamilton
Hospital. He had been ill with
a heart ailment for a year.
Funeral services are to be held
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic
Church in Megargel, with
Father Francis officiating. Burial
will be in Megargel Cemetery, with
Lunn Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Born January 6, 1885, in Yoakum,
Lavaca County, Sykora first
came to this general area almost
a half century ago.
He moved to Westover in Baylor
County in 1905, returning after a
short time to Yoakum, where on
February 4, 1913 he was married to
Janie Benes. She died in 1950.
The Sykoras moved to Young
County in 1913, settling in the
Spring Creek community a few
miles southwest of here, where he
had been engaged in farming and
ranching ever since.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. A. A. Wrobleski of Fort
Worth and Miss Aline Sykora of
Dallas; two sons, Johnnie C. and
Louis Sykora of Spring Creek; two
brothers, Frank and Vincent Sykora
of Megargel; and three grandchildren.
The Olney Enterprise
August 12, 1954
Olney, Young County, Texas
Page 1, column 1
Permission granted by the publisher to Michael Gerik
All Rights Reserved
Rites Scheduled
For John Sykora
John J. Sykora, 69, well-known
area farmer and rancher, died at
11:50 p. m. Wednesday at Hamilton
Hospital. He had been ill with
a heart ailment for a year.
Funeral services are to be held
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic
Church in Megargel, with
Father Francis officiating. Burial
will be in Megargel Cemetery, with
Lunn Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Born January 6, 1885, in Yoakum,
Lavaca County, Sykora first
came to this general area almost
a half century ago.
He moved to Westover in Baylor
County in 1905, returning after a
short time to Yoakum, where on
February 4, 1913 he was married to
Janie Benes. She died in 1950.
The Sykoras moved to Young
County in 1913, settling in the
Spring Creek community a few
miles southwest of here, where he
had been engaged in farming and
ranching ever since.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. A. A. Wrobleski of Fort
Worth and Miss Aline Sykora of
Dallas; two sons, Johnnie C. and
Louis Sykora of Spring Creek; two
brothers, Frank and Vincent Sykora
of Megargel; and three grandchildren.
The Olney Enterprise
August 12, 1954
Olney, Young County, Texas
Page 1, column 1
Permission granted by the publisher to Michael Gerik
All Rights Reserved
For John Sykora
John J. Sykora, 69, well-known
area farmer and rancher, died at
11:50 p. m. Wednesday at Hamilton
Hospital. He had been ill with
a heart ailment for a year.
Funeral services are to be held
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic
Church in Megargel, with
Father Francis officiating. Burial
will be in Megargel Cemetery, with
Lunn Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Born January 6, 1885, in Yoakum,
Lavaca County, Sykora first
came to this general area almost
a half century ago.
He moved to Westover in Baylor
County in 1905, returning after a
short time to Yoakum, where on
February 4, 1913 he was married to
Janie Benes. She died in 1950.
The Sykoras moved to Young
County in 1913, settling in the
Spring Creek community a few
miles southwest of here, where he
had been engaged in farming and
ranching ever since.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. A. A. Wrobleski of Fort
Worth and Miss Aline Sykora of
Dallas; two sons, Johnnie C. and
Louis Sykora of Spring Creek; two
brothers, Frank and Vincent Sykora
of Megargel; and three grandchildren.
The Olney Enterprise
August 12, 1954
Olney, Young County, Texas
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All Rights Reserved
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