Harold L. Sycks

ATHENS - Harold L. Sycks, 92, of Athens, died early Thursday morning, September 1, 2005 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. He was born January 17, 1913 in Coshocton, Ohio and was the son of the late Edward and Florence Hall Sycks. He was a member of the Poston United Methodist Church. He is survived by three children, Juanita (Willard) Coon of Athens, Carolyn (Reuben) Rickard of Albany, and Harold "Buddy" (Sande) Sycks of Athens; four grandchildren, Scott (Valeria) Thompson, Vickie (Bill) Elliott, Kevin (Jodi) Rickard and Jeanna Sycks; seven great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Weekley of Hebron; and a brother, Jack (June) Sycks of Shade.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sycks; one granddaughter, Karen Sites; two brothers, Stanley and Lawrence; and three sisters, Thelma Green, Margaret Tittle, and Lavina Sycks.Services will be Sunday at 1 PM at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home with Earl James officiating. Burial will be in Alexander Cemetery.Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 5 to 8 PM.You may send a message of sympathy to the family on the funeral home website at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.