Obituary of Corley Skaggs, Madison Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Lynn Gibson Date: 22 Nov 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Corley SKAGGS - Madison Co. Record, December 14, 1950 Corley Skaggs Died November 29 Thadius Corley Skaggs, 60 passed away at his home on Rte. 1, east of Huntsville, at 5 p.m. Nov. 29. He had been ill for a long time. He was born Dec. 4, 1890, in Madison County, and was a life-long and well known resident of this section. He was the son of Freeman Skaggs and Nancy Jane Adams-Skaggs. Survivors are his wife, Lucy Skaggs of the home; a son, Herman Skaggs of Buhl, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Phoenix Ivey of Springdale; a granddaughter, Corriene Cooper of the home. A daughter, Mrs. Roy Cooper, died several years ago. One brother, Conley Skaggs, Oceanside, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Lida Clark of Huntsville. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church at 2 p.m. December 9, conducted by the Revs. R. W. Jones and Cecil Garrison, both Baptist ministers of Huntsville. Burial was in the Huntsville cemetery with arrangements by Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville. Pallbearers were Jack, Gerald and Floyd Warren, all of Huntsville, and Melvin, Morris and Willard Skaggs, all of Joplin, Mo. [Transcribed and Submitted by Sherry Healy.]