Douglas "Doug" J Sikes

Celebration of Life Services for Douglas Joe Sikes will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Murray Jones officiating.  Following a traditional visitation and funeral, cremation will take place and private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Moses Hill Cemetery in rural Phelps County.

Douglas Joe Sikes, 63 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home in Holdrege surrounded by his family.  Doug was born on March 11, 1953 at Seward, Nebraska, the third of five sons born to Wayne and Dorothy (DeLaet) Sikes.  He received his primary education from the Zion Lutheran Elementary School in Kearney, Nebraska and then graduated from Kearney High School with the class of 1971.  He then continued to further his education at Kearney State College.

Following his education, Doug was employed by Rockwell Manufacturing in Kearney, until relocating to Ashland, Nebraska.  He was then employed by Nebraska Crane for a couple of years until he settled to Holdrege.  While in Holdrege, Doug was employed by Becton-Dickinson in Tool and Dye and then completed his career as a Mold Tech Engineer.  After 30 years of service to BD he retired in 2008.

During his years working at BD, Doug met Diane Weeder and the couple were united in marriage on November 16, 1979.  They enjoyed the next 37 years together traveling, working together on their rentals, and most of all spending time with their children and grandchildren.  He was an avid hunter and fisherman, card player, traveled with the Texas Hold'em Tournaments throughout the Mid-West and good friends were made at Sunmart with his coffee group socializing.

After retirement, Doug enjoyed volunteering in his community and abroad; serving with the Blood Mobile, Meals-On-Wheels, traveled with the Red Cross assisting people affected by natural disasters, and active with Step-Global; a non-profit organization founded by Doug and his nephew, Jake Sikes which focused on helping people in third world countries with prosthetics.  Doug's passion was giving of himself to the needs of others.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father-in-law and mother-in-law:  Dean and Dorothy Weeder.

Doug leaves to celebrate his life; his wife, Diane Sikes of Holdrege; his parents:  Wayne and Dorothy Sikes of Kearney; two sons:  Chavet Sikes and his wife, Tammy of Muscatine, Iowa and Cory Sikes and his wife, Devon, stationed in Hawaii; eight grandchildren:  Remington, Riley, Allison, Cauyer, Nicolae, Alex, Matisse, and Parker; four brothers:  Tom Sikes and his wife, Vickie of Gibbon, Nebraska, Mike Sikes and his wife, Charlene of Sherman Lake, Nebraska, David Sikes and his wife, Tami of Kearney, and Gary Sikes of Grand Island, Nebraska; two sisters-in-law:  Pam Taylor and her husband, Steve of Branson, Missouri and Kathy (Weeder) Branson of Holdrege; two brothers-in-law:  Stan Weeder and his wife, Jane of Atlanta, Nebraska and David Weeder and his wife, Janice of Loomis, Nebraska; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

A memorial has been established in Doug's honor and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com .

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.