Chowan County NcArchives Obituaries.....Skinner, James Alvin 1992
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JAMES ALVIN SKINNER
VIRGINIAN PILOT – 03-09-1992, D-2

WAKEFIELD – James Alvin Skinner, 72, of Route 1, a retired insurance agent, died 
March 8, 1992, in a Waverly health care center.

  Mr. Skinner was born in Edenton. He had retire from the Home Beneficial Life 
Insurance Co. after 22 years. He was a member of the Wakefield Baptist Church, 
Wakefield Sportsman’s Club and Loyal Order of the Moose 141, Suffolk. He was 
past master of Wakefield Masonic Lodge 198. He was an Air Force veteran of World 
War II.

  Survivors include his wife, Edna Brown Skinner; two sons, a Douglas Skinner of 
Wakefield and Wayne L. Skinner of Kill Devil Hills; his step-mother, Lucille U. 
Ownley of Edenton; five sisters, Betty S. Overton and Jessie S. Colson, both of 
Hertford, Stella S. Williams of Moyock, Alice S. Chappell of Edenton and Sue S. 
Valdk of Morristown, Minn.; a brother, J.C. Skinner of  Edenton; two half-
sisters, Nell S. Rayfield of Virginia Beach and Laura S. Evans of Tyner, N.C.; a 
half-brother, W.C. Skinner, Jr. of Edenton; five grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.

  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Purviance Funeral Home by 
the Revs. Douglas M. Cotter and Lewis Lawson. Burial with Masonic rites will be 
in Wakefield Cemetery. Friends may join the family at the residence.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Sussex Cancer Unit, c/o Isabelle Norris, 
Waverly, Va. 23890 or to the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad.

JAMES ALVIN SKINNER
DONATED OBIT

WAKEFIELD - Mr. James Alvin Skinner, 74, died March 8, 1992, at Waverly Health 
Care Center.

  He was a native of Edenton, N.C. He was a retired insurance agent for Home 
Beneficial Life Insurance Co., having worked for the company for 22 years, 
retiring in 1981. He was a member of Wakefield Baptist Church, was a past Master 
of Wakefield Masonic Lodge No. 198, was a member of the Wakefield Sportsman’s 
Club and of the Loyal Order of The Moose No. 141, Suffolk. He was a U.S. Air 
Force veteran of World War II.

  Survivors include his wife, Edna B. Skinner; two sons, A. Douglas Skinner of 
Wakefield and Wayne L. Skinner of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; five sisters, Betty S. 
Overton and Jessie S. Colson, both of Hertford, N.C., Stella S. Williams of 
Moyock, N.C., Alice S. Chappell of Edenton, N.C., and Sue S. Valek of 
Morristown, Minn.; a brother, J.C. Skinner of Edenton, N.C.; two half-sisters, 
Nell S. Rayfield of Virginia Beach and Laura S. Evans of Tyner, N.C.; a half-
brother, W.C. Skinner Jr. of Edenton, N.C.; his step-mother, Lucille U. Ownley 
of Edenton, N.C.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

  A funeral was conducted March 10 at Purviance Funeral Home by the Rev. Douglas 
M. Cotter and the Rev. Lewis Lawson. Burial with Masonic rites was in Wakefield 
Cemetery.
  Memorial donations may be made to the Sussex Cancer Unit, c/o Isabelle Norris, 
Waverly, Va. 23890 or to the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad.

  Purviance Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

JAMES ALVIN SKINNER
DAILY PRESS - 03-09-1992, P.12

  WAKEFIELD - James Alvin Skinner, 72, a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, 
died Sunday, March 8.

  Mr. Skinner was a member of the Wakefield Baptist Church and Wakefield 
Sportsman’s Club.

  Survived by his wife, Edna Brown Skinner; two sons, a Douglas Skinner of 
Wakefield, and Wayne L. Skinner of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; five sisters, Betty 
S. Overton and Jessie S. Colson, both of Herford, N.C., Stella S. Williams of 
Moyock, N.C., Alice S. Chappell of Edenton, N.C. and Sue S. Valek of Morristown, 
Minn.; a brother, J.C. Skinner of Edenton; two half-sisters, Nelle S. Rayfiield 
of Virginia Beach and Laura S. Evans of Tyner, N.C.; a half-brother, W.C. 
Skinner, Jr. and stepmother, Lucille U. Ownley, both of Edenton; five 
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

  Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield by the Revs. 
Douglas M. Cotter and Lewis Lawson. Burial with Masonic rites at Wakefield 
Cemetery. Memorials to the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad.


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