LYKINS, William
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
William Hendricks Lykins, 87, of Covington, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1975, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville, Ill. He had been a patient three weeks. Born May 10, 1888, in Morgan County, Ky., he was the son of James Franklin and Phoebe Prater Lykins. On Oct. 27, 1917, he married Dorothy Reeve, who survives. He was a graduate of Transylvania College in Lexington, Ky, and was an Army veteran. During World War 1, he attained the rank of Captain. He had been a resident of Covington since 1919. He was employed at the old Citizens Bank in Covington for many years and was a former insurance agent. He attended the First United Methodist Church in Covington and was a member of Fulton-Banta American Legion Post 291 and the Fountain Masonic Lodge 60 F&AM, both of Covington. His hobbies were refinishing and dealing in antiques. Other survivors include nieces and nephews. Services were Saturday. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery with military graveside rites. --Typed by Debby Masterson.