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James Burl (Buck) Skidmore

Male 1906 - 1987  (80 years)


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  • Name James Burl (Buck) Skidmore 
    Nickname Buck 
    Born 24 Oct 1906  Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jun 1987  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Jun 1987  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6309  Rossville
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2019 

    Father Albert M Skidmore,   b. 26 Feb 1875, Upshur County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1963, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Martha Estella Swick Skidmore,   b. 3 Jul 1880, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F2351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nora Gladis Prater Skidmore,   b. 12 Dec 1905, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1976, Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Pauline Skidmore Stoner
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 09:27:54 
    Family ID F7850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gertrude M Fox Stiles Skidmore,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Guide Rock, Webster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2008, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1981  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 09:28:08 
    Family ID F3358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Skimore, James 1
    Obituary- Skimore, James 1
    James B. ‘Buck’ Skidmore
    James B. “Buck” Skidmore, 80, Rossville, died Monday, June 1, 1987, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Skidmore worked for Rock Island Lines 36 years and was a roadmaster before he retired in 1960.

    He was born Oct. 24, 1906, at Junior, W.Va., the son of Albert and Martha Swik Skidmore. He grew up in the Willard and Rossville communities.

    Mr. Skidmore was a charter member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks lodge at Dalhart, Texas.

    His first wife, Mrs. Gladys Prater Skidmore, died in 1976. He was married to Gertrude Stiles Aug. 1, 1981, at Rossville. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Stoner, Odessa, Texas; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Laura Miller, Bullhead City, Ariz., Mrs. Marie Owens, Linwood, and Mrs. Jan Schneider, Rossville; a stepson, Dale Stiles, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Laura Jackson, Willard; two brothers, Joe Skidmore, Yellville, Ark., and Richard Skidmore, Holton; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Skidmore will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.
    Obituary- Skimore, James 2
    Obituary- Skimore, James 2
    JAMES B. SKIDMORE
    James B. “Buck” Skidmore, 80, Rossville, died Monday, June 1,1987, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Skidmore worked for Rock Island Lines 36 years and was a roadmaster before he retired in 1960.

    He was born October 24, 1906, at Junior, W.Va., the son of Albert and Martha Swik Skidmore. He grew up in the Willard and Rossville communities.

    Mr. Skidmore was a charter member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge at Dalhart, Tex.

    His first wife, Mrs. Gladys Prater Skidmore, died in 1976. He was married to Gertrude Stiles August 1, 1981, at Rossville. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Stoner, Odessa, Tex.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Laura Miller, Bullhead City, Ariz., Mrs. Marie Owens, Linwood, and Mrs. Jan Schneider, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Laura Jackson, Willard; two brothers, Joe Skidmore, Yellville, Ark., and Richard Skidmore, Holton; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

    Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.