Individual Details
Lauren Berkeley Sykes
(31 Dec 1905 - 16 Jul 1980)
A check of various newspapers on-line, even Washington State, show that Lauren was a choir director from 1946 to at least 1975 for Pacifica Bible College in Portland, Oregon. His group traveled to various western states to perform.
Find-A-Grave.com shows unknown burial and this write-up: Lauren B. Sykes was a Christian musician working, teaching, and performing in the Portland, Oregon area. His specialty was pipe organ, an instrument which he prized highly, and held considerable disdain for electronic organs. He held the highest professional certificate available from the American Guild of Organists. He also was a well known choral conductor, serving in that capacity for several churches and colleges. He was a long-time faculty member at Pacific Bible Collect, later called Warner Pacific College. He was loved by the many students who sang under his direction. His parents were Nelson J. Sykes (b.1877) and Esther Horton (b.1880). He married Ruth Mary Ryder, also an organist, and they had one child.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, July 18, 1980, page 53: Sykes--Dr. Lauren B. of this city; husband of Ruth R. Sykes; father of Mrs. Stephen Binney; grandfather of Jeffrey and Stacee Binney; brother of Mrs. Wayne Chastain. Services Friday, 1 pm, Finley-Sunset Hills Chapel, 5801 SW Sunset hwy. Friends invited. Commitment Lincoln Memorial park. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute of Multnomah School of the Bible or Warner Pacific College in his memory.
Find-A-Grave.com shows unknown burial and this write-up: Lauren B. Sykes was a Christian musician working, teaching, and performing in the Portland, Oregon area. His specialty was pipe organ, an instrument which he prized highly, and held considerable disdain for electronic organs. He held the highest professional certificate available from the American Guild of Organists. He also was a well known choral conductor, serving in that capacity for several churches and colleges. He was a long-time faculty member at Pacific Bible Collect, later called Warner Pacific College. He was loved by the many students who sang under his direction. His parents were Nelson J. Sykes (b.1877) and Esther Horton (b.1880). He married Ruth Mary Ryder, also an organist, and they had one child.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, July 18, 1980, page 53: Sykes--Dr. Lauren B. of this city; husband of Ruth R. Sykes; father of Mrs. Stephen Binney; grandfather of Jeffrey and Stacee Binney; brother of Mrs. Wayne Chastain. Services Friday, 1 pm, Finley-Sunset Hills Chapel, 5801 SW Sunset hwy. Friends invited. Commitment Lincoln Memorial park. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute of Multnomah School of the Bible or Warner Pacific College in his memory.
Events
| Birth | 31 Dec 1905 | Oregon |  | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1930 | Ruth Mary Ryder | |||
| Death | 16 Jul 1980 | Clackamas Co., Oregon | | ||
| Burial | Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Mary Ryder (1909 - 1984) |
| Child | Lauralee Ruth Sykes ( - ) |
| Father | Nelson Joseph Sykes (1877 - 1937) |
| Mother | Harriet Esther Horton (1880 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Lucile Hazel Sykes (1909 - 1987) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Multnomah Co., Oregon.
2. Washington Death Index.
3. Washington Death Index.
4. Obituary of Lauren B. Sykes.