Skinner, Henry Clay

Passed: 1949-01-12

Age: 71

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1949-01-21

Information:          Funeral services for Henry Clay Skinner, 71, were held from the Pond Creek Baptist Church Friday afternoon with Rev. Marvin Freed officiating and the burial was in the Big Tygart Cemetery.  Mr. Skinner, a native of Jackson County and a resident of Rockport, died in a Parkersburg hospital on Wednesday.  He was born in Jackson County, a son of the late Joseph and Lucetta Skinner, and spent almost his entire life as a farmer in that county.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alice Skinner; five children, Mrs. Letha Brown and Mrs. Cora Caplinger, both of Belleville, Hershel Skinner of South Parkersburg, Henry Skinner and Miss Freda Skinner, both of Parkersburg; two brothers, Barney Skinner of Colorado and Ott Skinner of Akron, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Mollie Cox of Florida, 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.  Two children, Claudie Skinner and Virgie Dorst (Durst?), preceded him in death.  (from Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection)