OBIT: Leona (BRODE) SKIDMORE, 1974, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Maureen Carothers Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MRS. LAWRENCE SKIDMORE Mrs. Leona Skidmore, 56, of Frostburg, died Jan. 30, 1974, in Frostburg Community Hospital, where she had been admitted Jan. 22. Born in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie (Simpson) Brode. She was a former employe [sic] of the down twist department of Amcelle plant of Celanese Fibers Company and retired last June after 40 years of service. Surviving are her husband, Lawrence F. Skidmore; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Capel, Frostburg; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alice Harden, Meyersdale; and a brother, Irvin Brode, of Chardon, Ohio. Funeral service was conducted February 1 in Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, with Rev. Clarence A. Kaylor officiating. Interment in Frostburg Memorial Park. Meyersdale Republican, February 14, 1974 [S1886]