Mrs. Katherine LaVerne Dykes
February 19, 1924 - July 27, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine LaVerne Floyd Dykes, 94, of Macon, who died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon, will be Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at 11:00 A.M., in the Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Moore officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cochran. Mrs. Dykes was born in Bleckley County, daughter of the late James Edward Floyd and Annie Jane Holland Floyd and was the widow of Raymond James Dykes. She was the baby of her family and was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. In 1954 she moved from Bleckley County to Macon and made that her home. Mrs. LaVerne was a member of Cochran High School’s Class of 1941 and the owner operator of La Verne’s Beauty Shop and Bridal Center in Macon. She was a former member of First Baptist Church of Cochran and current member of Vineville Baptist Church in Macon. Her grandchildren knew her as “Sweet Mama”. Mrs. Dykes is survived by: son, Denny (Dianne) Dykes of Macon; daughter, Sharron (Duff) King of Ajijic, Mexico; 4 grandchildren, Clay King, Mike King, Keith Dykes and John Hulett; 7 great-grandchildren, Meghan King, Bryce King, Will King, Marly King, Parker King, Hamp Dykes and Hogan Dykes. The family will meet friends in the chapel before the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. Fisher Funeral Home of Cochran has charge of arrangements. Serving You Since 1898 www.fishersfuneralhome.net
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine LaVerne Floyd Dykes, 94, of Macon, who died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon, will be Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at 11:00 A.M., in the Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Moore officiating.... View Obituary & Service Information