Winters, Sybil Fern Skeen

Passed: 1984-07-22

Age: 79

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1984-07-25

Information:      Mrs. Sybil Fern Skeen Winters, 79, of Ripley died Sunday (July 22, 1984) in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a sudden illness.  The daughter, (Born:  April 25, 1905),  of the late Virgil and Mary Gandee Skeen, she was a retired cashier from Moores Market.  She was a member of the Goshen Baptist Church, a member of the Women's Club of Ripley, and a member of the Jackson County Historical Society.  She is survived by one so, Virgil Allen Winters of Ripley;  two daughters, Lenore Winters of Baltimore, Md., and Ilene Ackley of Clearwater, Fla.; three brothers, J.W. Skeen of Charleston, Darrell Skeen of Glenmont, Ohio, John Skeen of Bradenton, Fla.; one sister, Miss Grace Skeen of Charleston; six grandchildren.  Service is scheduled for today (Wednesday) at 11 a.m. at the Goshen Church.  Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery with the Rev. Orville Walker officiating.  The body will lie in state one hour prior to service.  Parsons Funeral Home, Ripley, is in charge of arrangements.  NOTE:  Sybil and her late husband, Howard M. Winters (1908-1959) owned and operated the H & M store in Fairplain for many years.