Lura Lykins

Lura Lykins, 90, of Osgood passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born at Salyersville in Magoffin County, Kentucky on April 28, 1921 the daughter of James and Carrie Ann Taulbee Wages. She was married to Willard Lykins on November 29, 1941 and he preceded her in death on May 22, 1996. Survivors include one son Willard A. (Janet) Lykins of Osgood; four grandsons; 2 great-grandchildren; one sister Marie Gregory of Osgood. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Floyd Wages, and her sisters Dee Keeton, Lilly Wages, and Telia Brown. Mrs. Lykins was a 1939 graduate of Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Kentucky and was a member of the Cedar Creek Community Church. She was a homemaker and had done evangelistic work with her husband for several years. Funeral services will be held Monday, May at 10:30am at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Garland Rudd officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Garden near Madison. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. Memorials may be given to the Kidney Foundation or the Cedar Creek Church in care of the funeral home.