Tenth Generation

7794. William Raymond "Bill" Skillman was born on 3 January 1918 in Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski, AR. He died on 8 May 1995 at the age of 77 at Mercy Hospital in Owensboro, Daviess, KY. Paper: Evansville Courier & Press (IN)
Date: May 10, 1995
OWENSBORO, Ky. - William R. "Bill" Skillman, 77, died Monday at Mercy Hospital.
He formerly owned and operated both Old Homestead Heating & Air and Skillman Auto Sales. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Jean (Pardon) Skillman; a daughter, Jan Evans of Owensboro; two sons, Ray Skillman of Greenwood, Ind., and Dr. Jon A. Skillman of Owensboro; two sisters, Josephine Friley of Calgary Alberta, Canada, and Gretchen McDonough of Owensboro; 10 grandchildren, Bill III, Leigh Ann, P.J., Josh, Jennifer and Jonathan Skillman, Nancy Hollensbee, Lauren Elizabeth Evans and Jeffrey and Marshall Burlew; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at James H. Davis Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to service time Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Christian Life Center or the Humane Society.
Section: Metro, Page: A6
Copyright, 1995, Evansville Courier & Press

He was buried on 11 May 1995 at Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro, Daviess, KY. Bill was an owner at Bill's Auto Sales. He had Social Security Number 407-10-6902 KY. He was an owner at Old Homestead Heating & Air. Bill was member at Firsst Baptist Church.

William Raymond "Bill" Skillman and Joyce Jean Pardon were married about 1940. Joyce Jean Pardon, daughter of Henry Pardon and Mary Isla Hamilton, was born on 31 July 1917 in Owensboro, Daviess, KY. She died on 3 March 2001 at the age of 83 in Owensboro, Daviess, KY. Mrs. Jean Pardon Skillman, of Griffith Place West, Owensboro, died Saturday, March 2, 2001, at her home. Mrs. Skillman, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Isla Hamilton Pardon, was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. Her husband, William R. Skillman, Sr. preceded her in death in 1995.
Mrs. Skillman was a member of The First Baptist Church of Owensboro, and was a member of the church s Joy Sunday school class. She had been a member of The Cotillion Club, which was the forerunner of today s Junior League of Owensboro. Her favorite activity was working in her yard. She had also enjoyed golf and playing tennis with her group called The Girls. Mrs. Skillman had been a member of the General Evan Shelby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Surviving Mrs. Skillman are her three children, Ray Skillman of Greenwood, Indiana, Jan Skillman Evans and Dr. John Skillman, both of Owensboro, 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Glenn Funeral Home from 4 PM until 8 PM Monday, March 5, and from 1 PM until 3 PM Tuesday. The funeral service for Mrs. Skillman will be 3 PM Tuesday in the chapel of Glenn Funeral Home, officiated by Dr. Garry Baldwin and Rev. Bob Farmer Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Hospice Association, 723 Harvard Drive, Owensboro, KY 42301 or First Baptist Church, 230 J.R. Miller Boulevard, Owensboro, KY 42303. Memorial contribution envelopes are available at the funeral home.
She was at First Baptist Church in Owensboro, Daviess, KY.

William Raymond "Bill" Skillman-115621 and Joyce Jean Pardon-117048 had the following children: