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     Wickliffe Skinner Sr. was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.^1,4 His Social Security Number was 452-10-0041.^4,8 He was born on October 27, 1881 at Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.^2,4,8,7,9 He married Aurelia Viola Murray on January 7, 1903 at Lampasas Co., Texas.^5,6 Wickliffe Skinner Sr. died on April 4, 1966 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas, at age 84.⁴

     Aurelia Viola Murray was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.^4,3 She was born on June 30, 1883 at Caldwell, Burleson Co., Texas.^5,3 As of January 7, 1903,her married name was Skinner.⁶ She married Wickliffe Skinner Sr., son of John Fletcher Skinner and Cynthia Ann "Nannie" Hardin, on January 7, 1903 at Lampasas Co., Texas.^6,5 Aurelia Viola Murray died on May 2, 1967 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas, at age 83.^5,7,3 She Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Wickliffe Skinner Sr., 83, of San Angelo who died Tuesday morning in San Angelo’s Baptist Memorials Geriatric Hospital. Mrs. Skinner was the widow of a former Abilene insurance man and had been a patient at the hospital since July, 1966. Officiating will be Dr Elwin Skiles, former pastor and president of Hardin-Simmons University. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial park under direction of Johnson's Funeral Home of San Angelo. Mrs. Skinner was born June 30, 1883 in Caldwell, married Wickliffe Skinner there Jan. 7, 1883 (typo - actually Jan 7, 1903) and was member of the San Angelo's First Baptist Church. He died in April, 1966, in San Angelo. While in Abilene, she was a member of the Abilene Woman's Club, the Quilt Club of Abilene, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Hendrick Memorial Hospital of which her late husband was trustee. Prior to moving to San Angelo two years ago, Mrs. Skinner was a long-time Abilene resident. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Neely and Mrs. Harry Edmond, both of San Angelo; a son, Wickliffe Skinner Jr. of Lafayette, La; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. on May 3, 1967.⁵

     Ida Ruth Skinner was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.^7,2 Her Social Security Number was 450-56-1054.⁸ She was born on December 30, 1905 at Burleson, Caldwell Co., Texas.^8,1 As of January, 1930,her married name was Neely.⁹ She married James Raymond Neely in January, 1930 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.^2,9 Ida Ruth Skinner died on May 11, 1992 at San Marcos, Hays Co., Texas, at age 86.^8,10,2 She SAN MARCOS — Ruth Skinner Neely, 86, died Monday in a local nursing center. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Pennington Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Henderson officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene with the Rev. J. Alvia Cooley officiating. Mrs. Neely was born in Burleson in Caldwell County. She was a dorm supervisor at McMurry University from 1967-78. She was a longtime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the widow of James R. Neely. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Harry F. Edmond of San Angelo; a daughter-in-law, Ruth Neely Phillips of San Marcos; and two grandsons, Eric Phillips and Craig Phillips both of San Marcos. on May 13, 1992.²

     James Raymond Neely was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.⁴ He was born on June 3, 1904 at Winters, Runnels Co., Texas.^1,2 He married Ida Ruth Skinner, daughter of Wickliffe Skinner Sr. and Aurelia Viola Murray, in January, 1930 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.^5,3 James Raymond Neely died on August 20, 1964 at Jacksboro, Jack Co., Texas, at age 60.^6,1,3 He WINTERS - James R. Neely, 60, a former resident of Winters, died about 8 p.m. Thursday in a Jacksboro hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the afternoon. Mr. Neely, who had been manager of Whites Auto Store in Jacksboro since 1955, was born northwest of Winters in 1904. He married Ruth Skinner in Jan. of 1930 in Odessa. Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Jerry, a student at McMurry College; his step-mother, Mrs. Ethel of Neely of Winters; five brothers, Gattis Neely of Winters, Sidney of San Benito, Carroll of Iowa, Benton of Garland, Arburn of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Prince and Mrs. Katherine Mills. on August 21, 1964.³

     His Social Security Number was 466-64-9467.⁷ Dr. Jerry Richard Neely Wimberley - Rescue workers struggling through brushy hill country of Central Texas, reached the wreckage Tuesday of a light plane and removed the bodies of two Southwest Conference basketball referees. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were trying to determine the cause of the crash. The plane which carried Dr. Jerry Neely of San Marcos and Bill Horlen of San Antonio, had been missing since it took off last Friday night from the lower Rio Grande Valley, where the two men had refereed a basketball game in Edinburgh. Services for Neely, 34, who attended McMurray College and had a master's degree from Abilene Christian University, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in San Marcos' First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. No flight plan was filed, but Neely, the pilot, reportedly planned to fly to San Marcos from where Horlen would drive to Waco to referee a Saturday night Southwest Conference game. When the men failed to arrive in San Marcos early Saturday, a search was begun by Civil Air Patrol. Late Monday afternoon a CAP plane spotted the wreckage of the single engine Cessna 177 from the air and a helicopter from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio confirmed the two men were dead inside. Ground teams however were unable to reach the crash site until Tuesday morning. They had to plod through cactus studded craggy terrain to reach the scene, about 15 miles Northwest of San Marcos. "The plane did not burn. It looks like it just nose down into a hill," said Lt. Tom Todd of the Civil Air Patrol. Rescuers reached a plane about 8:30 a.m. The bodies were removed at mid morning and taken to a funeral home in San Marcos. Horlen and Neely were among 42 referees approved to officiate Southwest Conference basketball games. Neely, a Jacksboro native, was an Associate Professor of Education at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. The Rev. Jerry Smith, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of San Marcos, will officiate at Wednesday's services. A memorial service for the Neelys and friends of the family will be Thursday, noon at Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, his mother, Mrs. Jim Neely of Abilene, and a son Craig, all of the home.⁵ He was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.^1,3,5 He was born on September 11, 1943 at Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas.^7,2,3,4 He married Nada Ruth Cooley on May 29, 1970 at Taylor Co., Texas.⁸ Dr. Jerry Richard Neely died on February 11, 1978 at Redinger Ranch, Hays Co., Texas, at age 34.^7,9,3,5

     Wickliffe Skinner Jr. was buried at Lafayette Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.^10,6 His Social Security Number was 452-26-8788.¹¹ He was born on September 25, 1921 at Dublin, Erath Co., Texas.^1,11,3,4 He married Jane Alice Brownfield on February 16, 1945 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.^5,7,12 Wickliffe Skinner Jr. died on March 5, 1988 at Española, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, at age 66.^11,6 He Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension for Wickliffe Skinner Jr., 66, who died in Espanola, N.M. late Saturday afternoon. Rev. Robert J. Hargrove, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, will officiate. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park and Mausoleum. Skinner was a native of Dublin, Texas, son of the late Wickliffe Skinner Sr. and the former Aurelia Murray. He had been a resident of Espanola, N.M. for the past two years. He had been a resident of Lafayette from 1955 to 1969. He retired as a chemical engineer for SOHIO after 25 years of employment. He obtained his Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Survivors include two daughters, Ms. Jana Elizabeth Skinner of Alexandria and Ms. Kathryr Ann Skinner of Noble, Okla; one son, Wickliffe Skinner III of Kenner; two sisters, Mrs. Aurelia Edmond of San Angelo, Texas and Mrs. Ruth Neely of San Marcos, Texas and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane B. Skinner, July 23, 1977 and a son, John Murray Skinner, Dec. 1, 1966. on March 8, 1988.⁶

     Jane Alice Brownfield was buried at Lafayette Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.^4,3 She was born on April 3, 1919 at El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas.^3,4 As of February 16, 1945,her married name was Skinner.² She married Wickliffe Skinner Jr., son of Wickliffe Skinner Sr. and Aurelia Viola Murray, on February 16, 1945 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.^1,2,3 Jane Alice Brownfield died on July 23, 1977 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at age 58.^5,3 She Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lafayette Memorial Park for Mrs. Wickliffe Skinner Jr., 58, the former Jane Alice Brownfield, who died Saturday in Oklahoma City, Okla., after a brief illness. The Rev. H. Hunter Huckabay, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, will conduct the service. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park. Mrs. Skinner was a native of El Paso, Tex., and had been a resident of Oklahoma City since 1969. She was a former resident of Lafayette for 13 years where she was a teacher at Lafayelle High School. She is survived by her husband, Wickliffe Skinner Jr., of Oklahoma City; two daughters, Miss Kathryn Skinner and Mrs. Jan Meek, both of Oklahoma City; one son, Wickliffe Skinner III of New Orleans, her father, A. D. Brownfield Sr. of Deming, N.M., one sister, Mrs. Martha D. Packett of Albuquerque, N.M., one brother, A. D. Brownfield Jr. of Deming, N.M. on July 25, 1977.³

     John Murray Skinner was buried at Lafayette Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.^1,3 He was born on November 13, 1958 at Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.¹ He died on December 1, 1966 at Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, at age 8.^2,3 He Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension for John Murray Skinner, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wickcliffe Skinner Jr., who died at his residence, 178 North Southlawn Drive, Thursday at 7:15 p.m. after a short illness. Rev. Ralph W. Smith, rector, conducted the services. Interment took place in Lafayette Memorial Park. Pallbearers were C.R. McMurray, J.H. Hamilton, C.H. Martin, Jerry Bourque, Louis Anderson, Bobby Brooks, Mike Anderson and Bill Sellers. on December 4, 1966.³

     Lillie Belle Moore was born circa 1897 at Texas.² As of March 18, 1929,her married name was White.¹ She married Jack Skinner White, son of Jerry Francis White and Helen Alpine Skinner, on March 18, 1929 at Harris Co., Texas.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 465-28-0615.⁷ Aurelia M. Skinner was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.⁸ Her married name was Edmond.⁹ She married Harry Ford Edmond.⁹ Aurelia M. Skinner was born on July 22, 1908 at Texas.^1,7 As of April 21, 1933,her married name was Jones.³ She married William Travis Jones on April 21, 1933 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.³ Aurelia M. Skinner died on December 24, 1996 at Tom Green Co., Texas, at age 88.^10,7

     Harry Ford Edmond was buried at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.^2,3 He married Aurelia M. Skinner, daughter of Wickliffe Skinner Sr. and Aurelia Viola Murray.¹ Harry Ford Edmond was born on December 22, 1911 at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^3,2,4 He died on April 14, 1991 at Tom Green Co., Texas, at age 79.^5,3 He SAN ANGELO — Harry Ford Edmond, 79, died Sunday at a local nursing center. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene directed by Johnson’s Funeral Home. Mr. Edmond was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He served in the 12th Armored Divison of the U.S. Army during World War II in the Inspector General’s office. He had been a court reporter for 26 years for the 51st District Court before he retired. Survivors include his wife, Aurelia Edmond of San Angelo; a step-daughter, Ann Bailey of San Angelo; two brothers, Thomas Edmond of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Harper Edmond of Newhall, Calif; and two step-grandchildren. on April 15, 1991.³

     William Travis Jones was buried at Brandon Cemetery, Bynum, Hill Co., Texas.³ He was born in January, 1911 at Hill Co., Texas.³ He married Aurelia M. Skinner, daughter of Wickliffe Skinner Sr. and Aurelia Viola Murray, on April 21, 1933 at Odessa, Ector Co., Texas.¹ William Travis Jones died on September 21, 1937 at Lampasas Co., Texas, at age 26.²

     Her Social Security Number was 443-58-9107.³ Kathryn Ann Skinner was born on November 12, 1955.³ She died on December 25, 2009 at Oklahoma at age 54.³

     James Dever Skinner was buried at Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.³ He married Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers. James Dever Skinner was born on November 6, 1832 at Kentucky.^2,3 He died on December 17, 1901 at age 69.³

     William J. Skinner was buried at Cooke Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.² He was born on March 10, 1835 at Kentucky.^1,2 He died on October 19, 1864 at age 29.²

     Julia A. Skinner was buried at Cooke Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.³ Her married name was Beard.⁴ She married Aquilla Johns Beard.⁴ Julia A. Skinner was born in 1837 at Kentucky.^1,3 She died in 1895.³

     Sarah A. Skinner was buried at Lometa Cemetery, Lometa, Lampasas Co., Texas.² Her married name was Swinney. She married Wilson Ransom Swinney. Sarah A. Skinner was born on December 13, 1843 at Kentucky.^1,2 She died on November 19, 1911 at age 67.²

     Aquilla Johns Beard was buried at Cooke Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.² He married Julia A. Skinner, daughter of Roswell Skinner and Theodosia Dica Dever.¹ Aquilla Johns Beard was born in 1823 at Maryland.^1,2 He died in 1903.²

     Rosewell Aquilla Beard was buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.² He married Catherine Stadler. Rosewell Aquilla Beard was born on February 24, 1872 at Texas.¹ He died on April 19, 1949 at age 77.

     Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers was buried at Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Skinner. She married James Dever Skinner, son of Roswell Skinner and Theodosia Dica Dever. Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers was born on April 12, 1831.¹ She died on July 19, 1930 at age 99.¹

     Mary Gertrude Skinner was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Hitchcock, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Girardeau.¹ She married Edward Reed Girardeau.^1,2 Mary Gertrude Skinner was born on December 9, 1867.¹ She died on November 9, 1958 at age 90.¹

     Edward Reed Girardeau was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Hitchcock, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ He married Mary Gertrude Skinner, daughter of James Dever Skinner and Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers.^1,2 Edward Reed Girardeau was born on August 10, 1862 at North Carolina.¹ He died on October 19, 1940 at age 78.¹

     Adelaide Girardeau was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Clapham. She married Lathrop Boyd Clapham. Adelaide Girardeau was born on January 2, 1891.¹ She died on May 22, 1987 at age 96.¹