Tenth Generation


9384. Delbert Robert "Del" Skillman (private).

Audrey Dean Aarons, daughter of Joseph Aarons and Unknown Unknown, was born on 3 March 1941 in Buckeye, Rapides, LA. She died of brain cancer on 21 February 2009 at the age of 67 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. After a short battle with brain cancer, Audrey Skillman died peacefully in Sacramento on Saturday morning. A true southern lady, Audrey Dean Aarons was born in Buckeye, Louisiana on March 3, 1941 and raised in Minden, Louisiana.

Her father "Daddy Joe" owned a fish market and mother "Mama Hattie" was a nurse. Audrey was the youngest surviving relative of nine Aarons children;

Irma Jean (d), Jodie Faye, June Patsy, Jonathan, Hildred (d), Mildred, Audrey (d), Myrna Gayle (d) and Reginald (d). She graduated from Minden high school in 1959. After high school she attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina and was a cheerleader. It was during her freshman year she met the love of her life, Del Skillman.

They were married in Minden, Nevada on November 19, 1960. They lived in Los Gatos, California for two years where Audrey worked for an insurance company. Del and Audrey returned to Greenville, South Carolina where she worked to help Del complete his education.

In 1965 Del and Audrey moved back to California where they lived a short time in San Jose, Pacific Grove and Gilroy.

In 1965, Timothy Alexander was born. Once Tim was born, Audrey's time was committed to her children and husband. in 1967 they moved to Yreka. They attended the Berean Fundamental Church where Audrey volunteered as the church secretary, sunday school teacher, youth group leader and choir member.

In 1969, Jonathan William was born. In 1976, Del's job took the family to Red Bluff. They attended Community Baptist Church where she was actively involved for the next 24 years. Audrey was a deaconess, involved with the women's missionary group, Awana, choir, and the social committee. Audrey also organized women's retreats and was on staff as the church secretary for several years. in 1983, when Tim went to college, Audrey went back to work full time at Tenneco paper packaging company as an administrative assistant.

She retired in 1991 when Jonathan graduated college. In 1995 and 1996, Audrey was on the United Way Board of Tehama County. For years, she was a wedding coordinator, which she named "Audrey to the Rescue". In 2000, Audrey and Del attended Grace Baptist Church in Redding, California.

Del retired in 2004 and the last several years they have traveled in their motor home to Baja, Death Valley, the Oregon Coast, Yellowstone and Alaska. A highlight for Audrey over the years would be her yearly "sister reunions" in which all her sisters would get together at destinations around the country for a couple of weeks to laugh and play. Her hobbies included reading, traveling and photography, but her number one hobby was her grandchildren. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She will be remembered for her strong faith in God, never ending enthusiasm, optimism, her beautiful eyes, smile and laugh.

Her son Tim married Bridget Murray of North Carolina and they have two children: Morgan and Logan and live in Sacramento, California. Her son Jonathan married Angie Loucks of Red Bluff and they have three daughters: Madison, Mariah and Macy, they live in Manton, California.

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, February 25th at 10:00 am at Community Baptist Church in Red Bluff, 598 Round-Up Ave. A graveside service will be held after at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pastor Al Franklin will be officiating.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Audrey's name to Grace Baptist Church missions, 3782 Churn Creek Rd., Redding, CA. 96002 or Community Baptist Church missions, 598 Round-Up Ave. Red Bluff, CA. 96080.
 Submitted by Sue Milner Strong, Class of 1955 and Dot Walker Nicholson, Class of 1955
 Submitted by Elizabeth Roberts Martin, Class of 1961
She had Social Security Number 437-56-7476. Audrey was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff, Tehama, CA.

Delbert Robert "Del" Skillman-9349 and Audrey Dean Aarons-9356 had the following children:

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Timothy Alexander Skillman-9357.

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Jonathan Robert Skillman-9358.