Skeens, Stanley E. (Rev.)

Passed: 2012-04-15

Age: 83

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2012-04-17

Information: Reverend Stanley E. Skeens stepped from earth to eternity on Sunday evening, April 15, 2012.  He was 83 years old.  Those awaiting his arrival in Heaven include:  Reverend Harmon and Effie Skeens, his parents; Reverend Carl Skeens and Reverend Kenneth Skeens, his brothers; and Amber Skeens, Opal Adkins, Irma Hostein, Marrette Shoulten, his sisters.  Those loved ones remaining include:  Ella Mae Hager Skeens, his wife of 63 years; Reverend Alan Skeens and Jenny of Peytona WV, Reverend Chris Skeens and Susan of Ravenswood, his sons and daughters-in-law; Jason Skeens, Michal Skeens-Shamblin, Hannah Skeens-Clark, his grandchildren; and Hayley, Emma, Jacob, Brianna, Fern and Micah, his great-grandchildren.      Stanley enjoyed a very full life.  Some of his accomplishments and activities include serving in the U. S. Navy Engineering Corp CB, 10 years at Eastern Associates Coal Mining, and 33 years at Kaiser/Century Aluminum.  He was a master electrician.  in 1955/56 Stanley won $32,000 on the $64,000 Question.  ""The Bible"" was his category of questions.  He gave away most of the winnings to families and churches.  Stanley pastored several churches in West Virginia.  He was the founder (1965) and Senior Pastor of the Ravenswood Free Will Baptist Church.  He enjoyed singing and playing gospel bluegrass music and quartet singing, composing many of his own songs.  He also loved to hunt with his own hand-crafted muzzle loader, fish New River for small-mouth bass, and restore and build antique cars.  The common thread throughout all of Stanley's life was, and will continue to be, his genuine love for God and his fellow man.  Services will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 2 pm at Ravenswood Free Will Baptist Church with Reverend Chris Skeens and Reverend Alan Skeens officiating.  Burial will follow in Ravenswood Cemetery.  Friends may visit the family at the Free Will Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, from 12 to 2 pm.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ravenswood Free Will Baptist Church, Flatwoods Road, P. O. Box 812, Ravenswood WV 26164.