| Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | Tenth Generation7996. Maurice Elwood Skillman was born on 2 February 1922 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC. He died Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit on 20 September 2011 at the age of 89 at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, Prince George's, 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, watching 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 JamesSkillman. A memorial visiting for family and friends will beheld Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.,8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, where a memorial service andcelebration of Maurice’s life will be held Friday September 23 at11:00 AM. Interment will be private. Expressions of sympathymay be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements provided by RauschFuneral Home. He was an automobile mechanic. Maurice Elwood Skillman-81808 and Nancy V. Turner-114196 had the following children:
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