Mary Jo Sykes Mary Jo Sykes, of Heber Springs, died December 12, 2007. She was a still-lovely 74 year old. Born July 29, 1933, to Thomas Austin and Agnes Gertrude Lawrence Moss, in Kaiser, Arkansas, she grew up in Mississippi County with her eight brothers and sisters. Mary Jo Sykes was a pretty, dark-haired girl who grew into a beautiful, loving woman. Jo, as she preferred to be called, leaves her husband of 56 years, John Charles Sykes, and three children, Valerie Jane Sykes Mauldin, Pamela Diane Sykes and John Charles Sykes, Jr. Three grandchildren were and are deeply loved by their Granny. They are Devon Jennifer Mauldin, Sydney Anna Sykes and John Charles Sykes III. Jo enjoyed laughter, books, movies, rock and roll and Elvis Presley. She loved Monty Python, Jackie Chan and her family"s guirky humor. Jo's own wit was subtle and dry, punctuated with a small knowing smile. She was a homemaker with an equally fine mind. She instilled in her children a love of books and learning that serves them to this day. Jo felt it important to make herself pretty for family and friends. She succeeded every time. Dressing well and dancing were great joys to her. She liked beautiful things, porcelain and pottery figurines, horses, angels, dolls and bears were scattered around her home, glittering in the light from her many lamps. She liked making crafts, collecting baskets and loved anything the color purple. Jo struggled against her illness, but what remained at the end was the fierce love she had for her family. Her ashes will be scattered across the land she lived on for nearly fifty years, across the bluffs and streams below the white-frame house she made a home. Services will be private. Arrangements are by Heber Springs Funeral Home, 501-887-9152.
name: Debbie Robus email: dkrobus@hotmail.com Home Page: City: State: Name of Deceased: Mary Jo Sykes comments: Please know how very sorry we are for the loss of Mary Jo. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. May God give you peace and comfort in the days ahead.
Greg and Debbie Robus time: 2007-12-15 09:15:21
name: David L. De Busk email: dldebusk@alltel.net Home Page: City: State: Name of Deceased: Mary Jo Sykes comments: A Good Woman in a Good Family. time: 2007-12-15 16:16:40
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name: Malinda(Baxter) Smith email: greyeyes01@comcast.net Home Page: City: State: Name of Deceased: Mary Jo Sykes comments: I was so sadden to hear about Jo's passing. I have not been home much in the past yrs. but have often thought about you and asked about all of you whenever I talk with the family.Know you are in my thoughts and prayers. time: 2007-12-14 13:47:24
name: clint & charlsie grimes email: Home Page: City: State: Name of Deceased: Mary Jo Sykes comments: We were so saddened to hear about Mary. She was a very dear lady who will be missed by all who knew her