Montezuma County CO Archives Obituaries.....Skinner, William, Sr.  Jun 16, 1915
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The Mancos Times-Tribune
June 25, 1915, page one

Sudden Death of William Skinner

The people of Pinewood and vicinity were startled Wednesday morning, 
June 16th, by the announcement of the death of Wm. Skinner, Sr., an old 
resident, who lived 4 miles north of Mancos. Mr. Skinner had a fatal 
stroke of paralysis about two years ago which left him in a feeble 
condition from which he never fully recovered.

About five o'clock on the morning of June 16th, Mrs. Skinner was 
awakened by a noise of heavy breathing and found him in an apparently 
unconscious condition. Help was immediately summoned, but after an hour 
of suffering he passed away. Wm. Starkey Skinner was born in England in 
1846. His mother died when he was a child and his grandparents brought 
him to America and raised him. He has lived in Colorado about twenty-
seven years.

He was married twice. The children by his first marriage are: John, of 
Smith Centre, Kansas; Mrs. Susie McGowen of Durango; Mrs. W.H. Lambert 
of Mancos; Wm. Skinner and Mrs. Sadie Rapp of Reamsville, Kansas, and 
Charles Skinner of White City, Kansas. By his second marriage: Mrs. 
Mabel Vanderlin of El Vado, New Mexico; Mrs. Ruth Pasley of Durango; 
Mrs. Ada Aul of San Diego, California, and Lloyd and Edna who still 
reside with their mother, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Mamie Lambert of 
Mancos.

The funeral was conducted by Rev. Otis Keltcher at the home Friday, June 
18th, at 1 P.M. The sermon was preached from Psalms 90th chapter and 
12th. Those of the children present were Mrs. Pasley, Mrs. W.H. Lambert, 
Mrs. Mamie Lambert and Lloyd and Edna. The remains were taken to Mancos 
and laid to rest in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mr. Skinner united with the 
Adventist church some years ago and was reclaimed in a revival held at 
Pinewood by the writer in the fall of 1911. He gave clear evidence of 
his conversion during his last days.

He was a soldier in the Civil War enlisting at an early age. Those who 
mourn him have the sympathy of the entire community.

Frank DuPee


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