(children) Emory Dean Wykes (born May 16, 1939 & died May 19, 1939) Donald Loman Wykes (born on August 14, 1940 and died July 5, 1961) Janie Ruth Wykes Vance Dudley Allen Wykes Roger Dale Wykes (born October 18, 1949 and died on January 18, 2006) Reba Marie Wykes Short Charles Haywood Wykes, Jr. was born to Charles and Annie Wykes on January 23, 1900. Charles, Jr. married Tressie Freda Meharg in July 17, 1938 at Gatesville, TX.* Tressie was born on March 2, 1910. Below is an article in which "Charlie" and his family are mentioned briefly (1909).** Newspaper Scan Charles, Jr. died on June 5, 1972 after a short illness and was buried at the Lampasas Cemetery after memorial services which were held at the First United Methodist Church in Lampasas, Texas. Tressie died on March 29, 1992. Below are obituaries from various papers at the time of Charles Jr's death: The Daily Telegram, Temple, Texas Wednesday, June 7, 1972 Charles Wykes LAMPASAS – Charles H. Wykes, 72, Oakalla, died Monday night in a Burnet hospital after a short illness. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at first United Methodist Church of Lampasas, the Rev. Auburn Neely and the Rev. Ben H. Bohmfalk officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. He was boorn Jan. 23, 1900, in Oakalla, and had lived there all his life. He was a member o the First United Methodist Church of Lampasas, Woodmen of the World and Cattlemen’s Association. He married Tressie Meharg July 17, 1938, in Gainesville. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Dudley Allen Wykes of Denton and Roger Dale Wykes of Oakalla; two daughters, Mrs. Janie Ruth Vance of Premont and Miss Reba Marie Wykes of Oakalla; three sisters, Mrs. Will J. Moore of Lampasas, Mrs. Fred Juby of Briggs and Mrs. J. Oscar Roark of Arlington; a brother, Edward Wykes of Hart; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be W. C. Chamberlain, John Ernest, W. H. Taylor, E. Babe Smith, Fooyd Blair and J. W. Williams. Briggs-Gamel Funeral home of Lampasas is in charge of arrangements. The Lampasas Dispatch, Page 3 Lampasas, Texas, Monday, June 19, 1972 ATTEND FUNERAL Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral services for C. H. Wykes were: Mr. And Mrs. Frederick Juby and Mr. And Mrs. David Williams of Austin; Miss Myra Fisher, Brownwood; June Vitek, Patty Barry, Carla Billings, Martha Haraway, Susan Rollins of San Marcos; Misses Ruth and Aurora Yongue, Mrs. Claud Byron, Mrs. Faye Wolf, Mrs. Allie Huey, Mr. And Mrs. Byron Coward, Mrs. Lawrence Coward, Mrs. Ray Pennington, Mrs. B. K. Cooper, Mrs. Stering Barnard, Mrs. Ben Clement, Mrs. Earl Blankenship, Dr. and Mrs. Otis C. Ray, Mr. And Mrs. John R. Meharg, Mrs. Virginia Alexander, Mrs. Beatrice Powell and Mrs. Allie Liljeblad of Gatesville. Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Benson, Rick Hill, Vicki Hill, Debbie Veteto and Randall Price of Sherwood Shores; Johnny Sullivan, Mr. And Mrs. Charles Ray Smith and Benny Whitlock of Denton; Mrs. Walter Tubbs and Miss Lucille Welch of Goldthwaite; Mrs. Maurine Soules and Mrs. J. J. Witty of Star; Mr. And Mrs. J. Oscar Roark and Mr. And Mrs. Carl Scharf of Arlington; Mr. And Mrs. Bill Chamber and Meg of Temple; Norman Tindell, Frank tindell, ernest Roach and Layton Warren of Waco; Mr. And Mrs. Howard Gilmore, Wallace Riddell, Mrs. Emil F. Pleven, Mrs. N. W. Brown of Burnet; Darrell Jackson and Steve Prewozink of Houston. The Austin American? CHARLES H. WYKES LAMPASAS – Services for Charles H. Wykes, 72, of Oakalla, will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist church in Lampasas. Rev. Auburn Neely of Burnet and Rev. Ben H. Bohmfalk of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery under the direction of the Briggs-Gamel Funeral Home. Wykes was a farmer and rancher and a lifelong resident of the Oakalla community. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Cattlemen’s Association. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Tressie Wykes of Oakalla; two sons, Dudley Allen Wykes of Denton and Roger Dale Wykes of Oakalla; two daughters, Mrs. Janie Ruth vance of Premont and Miss Reba Marie Wykes of Oakalla; three sisters, Mrs. Will J. Moore of Lampasas, Mrs. Fred Juby of Briggs and Mrs. J. Oscar Roark of Harlingen; one brother, Edward Wykes of Hart and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be W. C. Chamberlain, John Earnest, W. H. Taylor, E. Baba Smith, Floyd Blair and J. W. Williams. Charles Wykes Jr.'s Home Charles Jr.'s letter to Tressie (his fiance at the time) A second one A third one A fourth one Charles & an unidentified lady Charles Wykes's family on July 23, 1923 Charles on the porch Charles with relatives C. H. Wykes, Jr. as a young man The Wykes Family on Mildred's wedding day Charles on the left Charles by a fence The Charles H. Wykes Family in 1913 Charles Jr. and his mother in 1938 Charles & siblings Charles & relatives Charles Jr. when he was 13 The C. H. Wykes Family in 1913 The Wykes Men 1956 * Charles, Jr. had married Helen Sale in 1932 and they were apparently divorced after a year. The circumstances for this are not fully known. ** We are very grateful to the Burnet County Genealogical Society for scanning this article and sending it to us. Wykes Family Homepage Email: familygenerations@yahoo.com