The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 3, 1994, page 14
EDWARD FRANCIS LYKENS
Edward Francis Lykens of Bingen died February 26, 1994;
he was 82.
He was born October 23, 1911 in Mineral Wells, Texas
to Mary Melinda (Dykes) and Hasten Homer Terrell.
As a young man, Mr. Lykens worked for the CCC in Colorado.
On February 26, 1936 he married Nellie F. Fellers in Lordsberg, N.M. He worked
in the shipyards in San Pedro, Calif. before moving to the Mid-Columbia area
in 1948 where he operated the One-Stop Service Station on top of Lyle grade.
He later went to work in the Shell Station in Lyle and ran the L & M
Logging Co. in Lyle before moving to Redding, California.
Mr. Lykens lived in Redding for 18 years before returning
to the area to live in Bingen where he and his wife ran Nellie's Ceramics
Shop. He loved to bowl and sponsored a team for many years.
Mr. Lykens is survived by his wife Nellie of Bingen;
his son Rev. Edward A. Lykens of Yakima; his daughters Joyce V. Inman of
Seattle, Mary L Sorensen of Lyle, Mildred E. Wright of Merlin, Ore.; brother
Clayton Lacey of Seattle; sisters Meryl Olson of Puyallup, Mary Lee Cole
of Seattle and Margie Haves of Orange City, Florida. At the time of his death
Mr. Lykens had nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Lykens were held Tuesday, March
1, 1994. The Rev. Steve Barnes officiated the service.
The Gardner Funeral Home was in charge of all the
arrangements.
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