OBIT: Franklin C. SKIPPER, 2007, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA

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Franklin Campbell Skipper
Avid bowler and junior league coach

  Franklin Campbell Skipper, 66, of 212 South Ninth St., Huntingdon, 
Smithfield Township, died at 6:50 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2007, at 
Lewistown Hospital, following an extended illness.
  Born Feb. 15, 1941, at his family home in Mapleton, he was a son of 
the late Howard and Eleanor (Campbell) Skipper.  He was united in 
marriage to the former Bonnie Kathleen Dobson Aug. 8 1983, in the 
office of Magisterial District Judge Daniel Davis.  Mrs. Skipper 
survives at their Smithfield Township residence.
  Mr. Skipper is also survived by three children, Timothy Skipper 
Madison and wife, Kimberly; and Barbara (Skipper) Moyer and husband, 
William, all of Altoona; and Douglass Skipper, at home; a stepson, 
Raymond Gates, Hartford, Conn.; and five grandchildren, Jessica, 
Christopher and Luke Moyer; and Paige and Nicholas Madison.
  He is also survived by a brother, William Skipper, Mill Creek.
  He was preceded in death by two brothers, Patrick and Douglas; and an 
infant sister.
  Mr. Skipper was an active member of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic 
Church, Huntingdon, participating in parish activities, the church 
choir and the Knights of Columbus.
  He served four years in the United States Navy.
  Mr. Skipper was an avid bowler at Holiday Bowl, Mill Creek, where he 
was a member of the All American Pizza team and coached junior league 
bowlers on Saturday mornings.
  He was a 1959 graduate of Huntingdon High School.
  He retired in 2003 as a machinist for Ward Manufacturing, Manchester, 
Conn.
  Mr. Skipper was a resident of East Windsor, Conn. for 23 years, 
before returning to Huntingdon in November 2003.
  A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 13, at the Most 
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Huntingdon, with the Rev. Father David J. 
Arseneault officiating.  Committal will be made at a later date.
  A Vigil for the Deceased will be held at the church at 6 p.m. 
Thursday, April 12.
  Arrangements are under the direction of the Cutright Funeral Homes, 
313 Fairgrounds Road, Smithfield Township, Huntingdon.

The Daily News, Huntingdon, Pa., Wednesday, April 11, 2007