Born in Scott County, Missouri, Colene was the daughter of the late John Clyde and Pearl Mae Baker Cook. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Dewie O’Neal Sykes. Colene was currently a member of New Song Baptist Church in Columbia and formerly a member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Cunningham.
Survivors include her children, Rick Neal Sykes (Sandi), Columbia, TN, and Delinda Estes (Bryan Butler), Dickson, TN; her brothers, Garry Cook (Mary), Farmington Hills, MI and Larry Joe Cook, Birmingham, AL; five grandsons, Josh Sykes, Jake Sykes (Jerrica), Jason Sykes (Chelsey), Chad Trotter (Samantha), and Bradley Trotter (Shelby); six great-grandchildren, Dane Sykes, Ava Sykes, Parker Sykes, Makenna Sykes, Lincoln Sykes, and Savannah Trotter.
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