Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Skinner, Geogre Thomas March 15, 2012
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The Berrien Press - March 21, 2012
 George Thomas Skinner, 72, of Ray City died March 15, 2012.
 Born March 23, 1939, in Berrien County to the late David Jackson and Nettie 
Akridge Skinner, he was retired President/CEO of Farm Credit of Southwest 
Georgia. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Ray City where he served as 
a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was the cemetery sexton for Beaver Dam 
Cemetery and New Ramah Cemetery, a former Berrien County Commissioner, and a 
charter  member of the Nashville-Berrien Rotary Club. He was preceded in death b
by a granddaughter, Ansley Elizabeth Skinner, two brothers, William Skinner and J
Jack Skinner and sister, Pauline Riel.
 Survivors include his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Garner Skinner of Ray City; 
daughter and son-in-law, Sarah Virginia “Ginger” and Bo Jones of Bainbridge; 
son and daughter-in-law, George Alan and Deanna Skinner of Dothan, AL; five 
grandchildren, William Skinner, Catherine Skinner, Ty Jones, Carah Jones and 
Luke Jones; brothers, Albert Skinner of Aiken, SC and Charlie Skinner of Cairo; 
sisters, Kathleen Hendley of Nashville and Elouise Nash of Lilburn; sister-in-law,
Louise Skinner of Atlanta.
 Funeral services were held March 18 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Ray City
with the Rev. Robbie Peavy officiating. Jackson Moore gave a eulogy. Gary Lentz sang

law, Louise Skinner of Atlanta.
 Funeral services were held March 18 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Ray 
City with the Rev. Robbie Peavy officiating. Jackson Moore gave a eulogy. Gary 
Lentz sang “Beulah Land,” and the Skinner family ensemble with the congregation 
sang “Amazing Grace.” Nell Daniels served as pianist.
 Interment was in Beaver Dam Cemetery.
 Active pallbearers were Archie Hendley, Roger Hendley, Danny Sparks, Bill Garne
Garner, Danny Skinner, Jim Skinner, James Skinner, Wayne Nash.
 Honorary pallbearers were Earl Boyett, Scottie Brogdon, Fred Carter, Gerald Chas
Chason, Michael Cooper, Elliott Garner, E.W. Wilkerson, Elwood Mayo, Gene Moli
Molisee, Wayne Peters, Bud Ray, Howard Ray, Billy Turner.
 Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 


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