Ninth Generation

6573. Roger Molbry Skillman was born on 12 July 1912 in St. Paul, Ramsey, MN. He lived in Dade Co., FL before 27 May 1942. He served in the military special missions out of Miami, FL on 27 May 1942 in U.S. Army Air Corps. He enlisted as a Private in the Army at CP Blanding, Florida. Roger died on 18 March 2007 at the age of 94 in Delray Beach, FL. From SunSentinel.com

Skillman, Roger M.,of Delray Beach passed away on March 18, 2007. Born July 5, 1912 in St. Paul, MN, he was the son of Harry Bowne and Nina Beatrice Skillman. He was a graduate of the Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. A modest, kind and highly motivated man, he moved to Miami in 1935 and served in the US Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in World War II on Special Missions to Europe, South America, Africa, and the Pacific. He worked first for the McAllister Hotel and then for Eastern Airlines. A resident of the Delray Beach area since 1951, he was the owner and operator of "The Highlands," an oceanfront resort in Highland Beach, FL, and was also a real estate developer. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach. Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Wauneta Batey Skillman of Nashville, TN; daughter, Mary Ann Skillman, of Washington, DC; and son, Roger Bowne Skillman, of Delray Beach. Services private. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Lorne & Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach, FL. He was a flight attendant. He was educated at Peddie Prep School in Hightstown, Mercer, NJ. Roger had Social Security Number 262-01-8463 (FL). He lived at Oxford St., N.W. in Washington, DC.

Wauneta Baty (private).

Roger Molbry Skillman-13295 and Wauneta Baty-12172 had the following children:

Roger Molbry Skillman and Mary Noreen Yeargin were married about 1945 in Miami, Dade, FL. Mary Noreen Yeargin was born on 28 May 1921 in Atlanta, GA. She served in the military on 25 July 1944 in U.S. Army Air Corps. She enlisted as a Private in the Woman's Army Corps (WAC) on 7/25/1944 at Atlanta, GA. She was living before 7 June 2004 in Tucker, DeKalb, GA. Mary died of pneumonia on 7 June 2004 at the age of 83 at DeKalb Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. Paper: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA)
Deceased: OBITUARIES: TUCKER: Noreen Skillman, 83, activist
Date: June 10, 2004
When Noreen Skillman believed in a cause, no one was going to stand in her way.
She spent her life fighting for women, children, animals, civil rights, the environment and the Democrat way. She lobbied for women's health issues at the Georgia Capitol and protested the Ku Klux Klan.
"She was a socially conscious woman not afraid to speak up for her convictions," said her daughter-in-law, Trisha Renaud of Tucker.
In 1942, the Atlanta native aided the war effort as a tool expediter at the B-29 assembly line in Marietta. When she discovered women were being paid considerably less than men for the same work, she threatened to quit and take other female employees with her. She got a 25-cents-an-hour raise.
Mrs. Skillman set up Head Start programs throughout the South. "Noreen made a lot of sacrifices, and because of them, life is better for a multitude of children and families," said Elizabeth Taylor of Atlanta, who worked with her at Head Start.
"We drove together to Washington, D.C., to be in a protest march when they were thinking of appealing the abortion law in the late 1980s," said Billie Parsons of Acworth. "If she were still around, we'd probably do it again today."
Mary Noreen Skillman, 83, of Tucker died Monday of pneumonia at DeKalb Medical Center. The body was donated to Emory University School of Medicine. The memorial service is 2:30 p.m. today at the Mary Gay House in Decatur.
The animal lover ran a zoomobile for Zoo Atlanta, taking pythons, ferrets and skunks to children to teach them about wildlife. She volunteered with the Atlanta Oceans club to clean up Georgia beaches and protect the sea turtles.
A staunch Democrat, Mrs. Skillman was asked to help former U.S. Sen. Wyche Fowler in his 1992 runoff with Republican Paul Coverdell. She readily agreed and appeared in a TV ad for him.
Mrs. Skillman enjoyed life's simple pleasures. "We didn't need money to entertain ourselves," Mrs. Parsons said. "We would go to department stores, try on hats, make faces and laugh."
Survivors include a son, James Douglas Skillman of Tucker; and three grandchildren.

Author: DERRICK HENRY Staff, Section: Metro News, Page: D7
Copyright (c) 2004 The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution She had Social Security Number 254-24-7102 (GA).

Roger Molbry Skillman-13295 and Mary Noreen Yeargin-30609 had the following children: