Alice Brickell Sykes, 91, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025. She was the daughter of the late, Lewis H. Brickell and Mary E. Miles Brickell.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dana Weaver Sykes, her daughter, Barbara Sykes Stroud (Eugene), her sisters, Eugenia Tillery, Carol Crowder, and her brother, Fletcher Brickell.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Wanda Sykes Wilson, her sisters, Elsie Porch, Nora Wilson “Jerry”, Betty Stroud, Shirley Blunt “Buddy”, Charlotte Brickell, brother, Charles Brickell, grandchildren, Dana Dawn Coggsdale, Eric Coggsdale, Mary Alice Banner, Brian W. Stroud, great-grandchildren, Jackson Coggsdale, Elizabeth Russell, Kandie Hicks, Kiersten Banner, Brantley Stroud, Paisley Stroud, great-great-granddaughter, Abigail Coggsdale, along with numerous nieces/nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends at Echols Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.
A Funeral service will immediately follow the visitation starting at 2:00p.m. at Echols Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Spirrizzi officiating.
In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to Fountain Grove Baptist Church, 222 West York Drive, Emporia, Va. 23847.
Online condolences may be made at www.echolsfuneralhome.com
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