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Submitted: 2/27/19 • Approved: 2/27/19 • Last Updated: 3/2/19 • R1258120-G1258120-S3
Carl 06 Dec 1909 - 03 Oct 1969
Ruby 13 Apr 1915 - 07 Feb 2004
Marriage:
Carl
1) "Zella" Oretha (Melton) Williams Skinner 03 Jan 1934*
2) Ruby Volena (Gipson) Skinner Clark 28 Nov 1940**
Ruby
1) Carl C Skinner 28 Nov 1940**
2) Vaun Clark
Carl C Skinner son of William Aaron Skinner and Kitty Myrtle (Parker) Skinner. Ruby Volena (Gipson) Skinner Clark daughter of Jack Monroe Gipson and Mattie (Dover) Gipson.
Ruby Volena Gipson SKINNER Clark
Batesville - Ruby Volena Gipson SKINNER Clark, 88, of Batesville died Saturday, Feb. 7, at Batesville.
Born at Cord, she lived in Wichita, Kan., for 25 years, where she was a member of Northside Church of Christ. She was a homemaker and member of Newark Church of Christ.
Survivors include one son, Bill M. SKINNER of Heber Springs; one stepson, Darrell Clark of Rose Hill, Kan.; one stepdaughter, Darlene Howland of Pensacola, Fla.; and two grandchildren, Maria Lisa SKINNER Massey of Ramona, Calif., and Dr. Keith K. SKINNER of Denver and Honolulu.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, Carl S. SKINNER and Vaun Clark; one daughter, Brenda C. SKINNER; her parents, Jack Monroe and Mattie Dover Gipson; five brothers; two sisters; and two half sisters.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Newark Church of Christ, with Ralph Wallis officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery under the direction of Jackson's Newark Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will include William SKINNER, Jacob Wilson, David Shetron, Gary Gipson, Terry Gipson and Trent Gipson.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
*Marriage Information
Carl Skinner mentioned in the record of Carl Skinner and Ozella Melton
Name: Carl Skinner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Jan 1934
Event Place, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Registration Place, Independence County, Arkansas
Residence Place Cord, Independence, Arkansas
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Spouse's Name: Ozella Melton
Spouse's Residence Place: Cord, Independence, Arkansas
Spouse's Residence City Cord
Spouse's Residence County: Independence
Spouse's Residence State: Arkansas
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
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Citing this Record
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4XR-N9L : 4 November 2017), Carl Skinner and Ozella Melton, 03 Jan 1934; citing Marriage, , Independence, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,209,905.
**Carl Skinner mentioned in the record of Carl Skinner and Ruby Gipson
Name: Carl Skinner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Nov 1940
Event Place, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Registration Place, Independence County, Arkansas
Residence Place Cord, Independence, Arkansas
Gender Male
Age 30
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Spouse's Name Ruby Gipson
Spouse's Residence Place: Newark, Independence, Arkansas
Spouse's Residence City: Newark
Spouse's Residence County
Independence
Spouse's Residence State: Arkansas
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
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Citing this Record
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMPD-8MV : 4 November 2017), Carl Skinner and Ruby Gipson, 28 Nov 1940; citing Marriage, , Independence, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,209,906.
Contributed on 2/27/19 by denise.bratcher63
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