Douglas Sikes Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Douglas Sikes (Durham, North Carolina), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on April 25, 2024 at the age of 82. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Douglas farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Douglas is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Louis Sikes and Nita Sikes; and his sister Barbara Sikes Sharon. He is survived by: his wife Betsy Ann Julier Sikes; his son Jay Sikes (Amy); his grandchildren, Emmy, Holden and Sophie; and his siblings, Sally Sikes Hunt and Robert Louis Sikes. He is also survived by brothers and sisters-in laws and nieces and nephews.