Skeen, Herbert J.

Passed: 1954-08-19

Age: 67

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1954-08-19

Obituary Date:

Information: A Sunday driving mishap was fatal to Herbert J. Skeen, 67, clerk of the Jackson county circuit court.  The prominent Ripley resident was fatally injured when the car he was driving plunged off State Route 87 at Evans.  He was taken to the Staats Hospital in Charleston.  His death a short time later was attributed to a fractured skull.  Mr. Skeen was also a real estate broker in the Ripley area and a member of the Elks, IOOF and Masonic Lodges here.  Surviving are his wife, Lily Hamon Skeen; two daughters, Mrs. Fay Koontz of Ripley and Mrs. Inez Johnson of Charleston; one son, Ralph of Ripley.  The body is at Parsons Mortuary in Ripley. Funeral services for Herbert J. Skeen, 67, circuit clerk of Jackson county, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Ripley Evangelical United Brethren Church.  The Rev. Lejune Lewis will officiate.  Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.  Mr. Skeen was killed Sunday in an automobile accident.  The body will be taken to the residence from Parsons Funeral Home this afternoon.