Ninth Generation

5318. Raymond Cleveland Skillman was born on 10 April 1894 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA. In 1930 he was an interior painter of houses and churches. He died on 7 February 1967 at the age of 72 in Spencerville, Montgomery, MD. Maurice E. Skillman, 89, of Dunkirk, MD passed away September 20, 2011 at the Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, MD. Maurice was born February 2, 1922 in Fayetteville, NC to Raymond and Ruby (Byrd) Skillman. He moved with his family to the Capitol Heights area in Prince George's County, MD and attended public schools. He married Nancy V. Turner on February 14, 1956, and they lived in Upper Marlboro, MD until moving to Dunkirk in South Anne Arundel County in 1971. Maurice was an automobile mechanic and operated a gas station in Upper Marlboro for many years. He also worked as a mechanic for the A.C. Young tractor supply company in Upper Marlboro, and was a longtime farmer. During the 1990's Maurice enjoyed being a newspaper deliveryman for The Capital newspaper. In his leisure time Maurice enjoyed NASCAR, reading, football, gardening, housecleaning, and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy T. Skillman; four children, Marsha L. Parks and husband Mike of Lothian, MD, Elaine M. Patterson and husband Lester of Manassas, VA, Raymond D. Skillman of North Beach, MD, and Melissa A. Longfellow and husband Robert of Owings, MD; grandchildren Chris and Jason Parks, Sandra Lopes, Chad Patterson, and Ryan, Matthew, and Ashlyn Newton; great-grandchildren Luke and Brooke Parks and Genna Patterson; and a sister Virginia Wilson of Frederick, MD. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Yettie Jordan and Mildred Hunt, and a brother James Skillman.

A memorial visiting for family and friends will be held Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, where a memorial service and celebration of Maurice's life will be held Friday September 23 at 11:00 AM. Interment will be private. Expressions of sympathy may be made to , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For service information visit www.RauschFuneralHomes.com
Published in The Capital Gazette on September 21, 2011 Raymond was buried on 10 February 1967 at Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, MD. He had Social Security Number 577-38-6207.

Raymond Cleveland Skillman and Ruby Josephine "Jimsy" Byrd were married on 20 September 1919 in Lumberton, Robeson, NC. They appeared in the census in 1930 at Colmar Manor, 614 Ashton St. in Prince George's Co., MD. Ruby Josephine "Jimsy" Byrd, daughter of James Preston Byrd and Melissa Ann McDaniel, was born on 10 August 1898 in Cedar Creek, Blues Sand Hill, Cumberland, NC. She died on 15 February 1974 at the age of 75 in Dunkirk, Calvert, MD. She had Social Security Number 218-54-5603.

Raymond Cleveland Skillman-81496 and Ruby Josephine "Jimsy" Byrd-81503 had the following children: