Chester Skaggs

FATHERSolomon SkaggsBirth Kentucky, USAMOTHERNora Lee "Little Maw" Murphy 1898–1959Birth 26 MAY 1898 • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USADeath 11 MAY 1959 • Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USAWIFEMarie "Ree" Mollett 1927–2015Birth 25 APR 1927 • Martin County, Kentucky, USADeath 6 NOV 2015 • Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio, USASIBLINGSFrank Andrew Skaggs 1915–1965Chester Skaggs 1918–1988Raymond "Red" Oscar Skaggs 1920–1981Ruby May Skaggs 1926–1926Jesse SkaggsSolomon SkaggsHerbert SkaggsCHILDRENCarolyn Sue Skaggs 1947–Helen Ruth Skaggs 1948–Raymond "Bub" Skaggs 1950–2018Karen Skaggs 1956–Debra L Skaggs 1959–Samuel Steven Skaggs 1964–Bonnie Jean SkaggsWilliam "Wink" Skaggs===========================================obituary newspaper clippingThe Portsmouth TimesAug 1, 1988SkaggsChester Skaggs, 70, of Franklin Hollow Road, Franklin Furnace Route 1, died this morning in Mercy Hospital's emergency room after a long illness.A native of Harlan County, Ky., and a retired Norfolk & Western Railway employee, he was a World War II Army veteran and had received the Purple Heart Medal.Surviving are his wife, Marie Mollett Skaggs; three sons, Raymond Skaggs, William Skaggs, and Samuel Stephens Skaggs, all of Franklin Furnace; five daughters, Mrs. Arnold (Carolyn Sue) Ruggles, Mrs. Raymond (Bonnie Jean) McKenzie, and Mrs. Homer (Debbie) Horner, all of Ironton Route 3, Mrs. Clifford (Helen) Williams of Flatwoods, Ky., and Mrs. George (Karen) Bailey of South Webster; a brother Herb Skaggs of Livonia, Mich; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.Service is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Don Wolfe Funeral Home in Sciotoville, with the Rev. Taylor Jenkins officiating, and interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from noon until the service Wednesday.