Alfred Fikes

Mr. Alfred Fikes, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS died Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Mr. Fikes was born in Eldridge, AL then moved to El Paso, TX. He was a resident of Ocean Springs since 2003. He attended Howard College in Birmingham, AL where he studied Theology and also attended Texas Western in El Paso. He served his country in the U.S. Army and worked for El Paso Natural Gas Company for thirty years. He founded a company called Southern Hardwoods in El Paso which he owned and operated for ten years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clovis D. Fikes and Minnie Downey Fikes. Survivors include his wife of fifty-four years, Monica Fikes of Ocean Springs, son, Richard K. (Patricia) Fikes of Ocean Springs, daughter, Tracee Y. Gord of Destin, FL, sister, Regina Baughn, two brothers, Clovis Fikes, Jr. and David Fikes, and three grandchildren, Travis Fikes, Tyler Fikes and Hannah Gord. He was also adored by numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. with a 1:00 p.m. chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Colburn Cemetery in Eldrige, AL.