“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in Me will never die.’”—

John 11:25-26

Charlene “Char” Rose Sikes, 79, of Brownwood, Texas, was born in Bellwood, Illinois, to

Charlotte and Henry Reed and grew up in Melrose Park. She attended Leyden High School

and later moved to Brownwood, Texas, where she married the love of her life, Samuel Sikes.

Together they shared 36 wonderful years of marriage filled with laughter, faith, and family.

Char was the proud mother of two children, daughter

Christina Marie Beasley

and son

Samuel (Kenny) Sikes II

who were her greatest joys.

Char was a lifelong learner and hard worker. She attended Ranger Junior College and earned her

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