

  <p>Skeen, Orel J.</p>
  <p>Passed: 1984-10-17</p>
  <p>Age: 72</p>


  <p>Source: Jackson Herald</p>

  <p>Death Notice: 1984-10-18</p>

  <p>Obituary Date: 1984-10-18</p>
  <p>Information: DEATH CLAIMS FORMER WARDEN - Orel J. Skeen, 72, of Ripley, former state treasurer and warden at the West Virginia state penitentiary, died Tuesday evening following a short illness.  Skeen collapsed Tuesday evening in the front yard of his Sycamore Road home.  Ambulance personnel and the emergency room staff at Jackson General Hospital attempted to revive him, but were unsuccessful.  Skeen, well-known in state political circles, formerly served as state treasurer and warden at the state penitentiary.  He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for governor.  He taught school before entering the federal prison system and parole system.  While serving as warden at Moundsville, he was elected president of the National Association of Prison Wardens. Later, following his retirement from the penal system, Skeen was called back to serve as a special consultant over the prisons by Gov. Rockefeller.  He was also an active member of the Jackson County Airport Authority.  Skeen was born October 27, 1911, the son of the late William Kenna and Clare Smith Skeen of Jackson County.  His immediate survivors include his wife, Rilla Landfried Skeen; two sons, Kennad of Ripley and Larry of Ravenswood; four grandchildren.  Parsons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which were incomplete at presstime.</p>


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