A longtime Homewood business was recently honored by the state Legislature.
Paul DeMarco issued a proclamation from the state Legislature commending Sikes Children’s Shoes for its 60 years in business.
Owner Laura Player accepted the proclamation. Homewood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tricia Ford was on hand to offer congratulations.
The store first opened in Homewood on Valentine’s Day 1955 as Sikes & Peters’ Shoes and sold footwear for men, women and children.
Peters left the store in 1959, and Sikes began expanding the business. It was owned and operated by Frank Youngs, who married into the Sikes family in the 1960s, after that.
In 2014, Laura Player, who had been a manager at both the Hoover and Homewood stores, purchased Sikes Children’s Shoes and its sister store next door, the Jack n’ Jill Shop.
