Ninth Generation

5647. John Oliver "Skillie" Skillman was born on 31 August 1901 in Big Cabin, OK. He died on 24 July 1977 at the age of 75. He was buried on 26 July 1977 at Big Cabin Cemetery in Big Cabin, OK. Skillie was member at Methodist Church of Big Cabin in Big Cabin, OK. He was a professional dog trainer in Big Cabin, OK. He had Social Security Number 448-10-3826 OK.

John Oliver "Skillie" Skillman and Dora Flock were married on 8 July 1933 in Big Cabin, OK. Dora Flock, daughter of Phillip Albert Flock and Dortha Clemens, was born on 16 November 1905 in Pensacola, Escambia, FL. She died on 17 July 2001 at the age of 95 at Rosewood Terrace Care Center in Vinita, Craig, OK. Vinita (Ok) Daily Journal, Wednesday, July 18, 2001

Skillman - Mrs. Dora Skillman, 95 year-old widow of John O. Skillman, resident of Vinita and longtime resident of Big Cabin, passed away Tuesday morning, July 17, 2001 at Rosewood Terrace Care Center. Mrs. Skillman was born on November 16, 1905 in Pensacola, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Phillip Albert "Bert" and Dortha "Dollie" (Clemens) Flock. She and John Oliver "Skelly" Skillman were untied in marriage on July 8, 1933 in Big Cabin and made their home there. She worked briefly during the war and spent most of her time working with her Canada Training dogs. Mr. Skillman preceded her in death on July 24, 1977. She had moved to Vinita in the early 1980s. She loved to ride horses, garden and look after her family of brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. She is survived by two sisters, Gladys Carroll and Aretha Turner, both of Vinita and numerous nieces and nephews. Her husband, parents, a sister, Cora Mason, three brothers, Tom, Bill and Claude Flock and a special nephew, Billy H. Flock, preceded her in death. Funeral services for Mrs. Skillman will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2001 in the chapel of Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita with Brother Roy Miller and Rev. Eugene Kay officiating. Burial will be on the family plot of Big Cabin Cemetery under the direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Timberhill Church of Christ or Otterbein United Methodist Church. She was buried on 19 July 2001 at the family plot in Big Cabin Cemetery in Big Cabin, OK.

John Oliver "Skillie" Skillman and Lola Karr were married on 20 November 1927 in Craig Co., OK. Lola Karr was born in 1906.