Tenth Generation

7528. Jack Earl Skillman Sr. was born on 4 October 1930 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IN. Between 1962 and 1975 he was a school bus driver. He was living before February 1995 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IN. Jack died on 9 February 1995 at the age of 64 in Shelby Co., IN. Obit in Indianapolis Star, Sat, Feb. 11, 1995 He was a worker at Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indiana. He was an owner of Skillman's General Store and Skillman & Son Trucking in Ray's Crossing, IN. Jack was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelby Co., IN. He was a member at Manila Christian Church, in Manila, Rush, IN. He had Social Security Number 308-30-3025.

Jack Earl Skillman Sr. and Martha Jean Gahimer were married on 25 March 1951 in Shelby Co., IN. Martha Jean Gahimer, daughter of Carl Gahimer and Mabel Wagoner, was born on 21 March 1932 in Shelby Co., IL. She lived in Indianapolis, IN in January 2001. She died on 23 January 2001 at the age of 68 in Speedway, Marion, IN. THE SHELBYVILLE NEWS
January 24, 2001
---------Martha Jean Skillman, 68, a lifetime Shelby County resident, died Jan. 23, Speedway [Marion Co, IN].
Born March 21, 1932, in Shelby County, d/o Carl and Mabel (Wagoner) Gahimer. Married Jack E. Skillman on March 25, 1951; preceded in death in Feb. 9, 1995.
Other survivors include three sons, Jack E. Skillman II, Shelbyville, Dan Skillman, Greensburg, and Timothy Skillman, Richmond; one daughter, Jeanne Skillman, Speedway; one sister, Mrs. Fred (Anna Mae) John, New Carlisle; one brother, Fred Gahimer, Indianapolis; and six grandchildren.
Secretary for the Shelby Eastern School district for 18 years, retiring in 1985.
Member of Manilla Christian Church, Manilla, and the church’s ladies aid society.
Glenn E. George and Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. James Horner officiating.
Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming Martha was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, Shelby, IN. She was a secretary. She was a member at Manila Christian Church in Manila, Rush, IN.

Jack Earl Skillman Sr.-30261 and Martha Jean Gahimer-30262 had the following children: