Linda Sikes

RINGGOLD — Linda Joyce Smith Sikes, 72, of Ringgold, Ga. passed away Friday – June 29, 2018. She was born in Texarkana, Ark. to the late Garnett H. and Royal Bailey Smith. She was a graduate of Central High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. – Class of 1964. She graduated from Grady Hospital School of Nursing in 1967 as a Registered Nurse and worked in healthcare for many years. She was an accomplished piano player, enjoyed sewing and cross-stitching. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother: Michael Sherman Smith. She is survived by her sons: James Francis “Jimmy” Sikes, Jr. of Chickamauga, Ga., Jeffrey Christopher (Marie Carmen) Sikes of Ringgold, Ga., sisters: Susan Ward of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Royal Jo (Larry) Johnson of Orange Park, Fla., Janice (Terry) Langston of Buford, Ga., Rosemary Biggs of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., brother: Garnett (Holly) Smith, Jr. of Chickamauga, Ga., grandsons: Taylor Javis Coffman, Anthony James Sikes, Luke Christopher Sikes, several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Monday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. – Tuesday – July 3, 2018, in the chapel with Pastor Derrell O’Neal officiating. Burial will follow in Beautiful Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. The family would like to say a special “Thank You” to the staff of Hearth Hospice. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Homes – Chickamauga, Georgia. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com