James Burl (Buck) Skidmore

1906 - 1987  (80 years)

• Name	James Burl (Buck) Skidmore
  Nickname	Buck
  Born	24 Oct 1906	Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jun 1987	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	3 Jun 1987	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6309	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Albert M Skidmore,   b. 26 Feb 1875, Upshur County, West Virginia ,   d. 26 Jun 1963, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Martha Estella Swick Skidmore,   b. 3 Jul 1880, West Virginia ,   d. 6 Apr 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nora Gladis Prater Skidmore,   b. 12 Dec 1905, Kentucky ,   d. 6 Aug 1976, Odessa, Ector County, Texas  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Pauline Skidmore Stoner
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018 09:27:54
  Family ID	F7850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude M Fox Stiles Skidmore,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Guide Rock, Webster County, Nebraska ,   d. 6 Sep 2008, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1981	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018 09:28:08
  Family ID	F3358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Skimore, James 1 James B. ‘Buck’ Skidmore James B. “Buck” Skidmore, 80, Rossville, died Monday, June 1, 1987, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Skidmore worked for Rock Island Lines 36 years and was a roadmaster before he retired in 1960. He was born Oct. 24, 1906, at Junior, W.Va., the son of Albert and Martha Swik Skidmore. He grew up in the Willard and Rossville communities. Mr. Skidmore was a charter member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks lodge at Dalhart, Texas. His first wife, Mrs. Gladys Prater Skidmore, died in 1976. He was married to Gertrude Stiles Aug. 1, 1981, at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Stoner, Odessa, Texas; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Laura Miller, Bullhead City, Ariz., Mrs. Marie Owens, Linwood, and Mrs. Jan Schneider, Rossville; a stepson, Dale Stiles, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Laura Jackson, Willard; two brothers, Joe Skidmore, Yellville, Ark., and Richard Skidmore, Holton; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Skidmore will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.
  		Obituary- Skimore, James 2 JAMES B. SKIDMORE James B. “Buck” Skidmore, 80, Rossville, died Monday, June 1,1987, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Skidmore worked for Rock Island Lines 36 years and was a roadmaster before he retired in 1960. He was born October 24, 1906, at Junior, W.Va., the son of Albert and Martha Swik Skidmore. He grew up in the Willard and Rossville communities. Mr. Skidmore was a charter member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge at Dalhart, Tex. His first wife, Mrs. Gladys Prater Skidmore, died in 1976. He was married to Gertrude Stiles August 1, 1981, at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Stoner, Odessa, Tex.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Laura Miller, Bullhead City, Ariz., Mrs. Marie Owens, Linwood, and Mrs. Jan Schneider, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Laura Jackson, Willard; two brothers, Joe Skidmore, Yellville, Ark., and Richard Skidmore, Holton; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.