- Date Of Birth: May 16, 1973
- Date Of Death: June 14, 2018
- State: Nebraska
Cory Penn, age 45 of Lincoln, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Bryan East Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Cory never saw or experienced the world like others do, but he was born with incredible resilience, incredible strength, and with determination and stubbornness that has carried him beyond the odds to this point. He was blessed with the sense of humor that was able to make the rest of us smile when we were around him, and helped him to accumulate numerous friends and added much joy and blessing to his family.
Survivors include his mother Nettie Grant (Penn) Sikyta, and father, Dan Sikyta, of Lincoln and Beatrice, Nebraska; brother Jeremiah Penn (Jessica) of Columbus; sisters Kristina La Flesche Davis (Blake) of Dothan, Alabama, and Athia Sikyta of Lincoln; Uncles Kevin B. Grant of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Vernell A. Grant of Las Vegas, Nevada; Aunt Dorothy Wells (Malcolm) of Walthill; niece Madison, and nephews, Morgan, Sam, Joe, Wesley, Gabe, and Isaiah all of Columbus; and many other extended family, relatives, and friends.