Tenth Generation

9323. Franklin Abraham Skillman was born on 16 September 1917 in West Union Twp., Steuben, NY. He died on 13 September 1974 at the age of 56 in Wellsville, Allegany, NY. He had Social Security Number 122-07-5600. Franklin served in the military WWII in U.S. Army Air Corps. From National WWII Memorial:

ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERGEANT. SERVED WITH SQUADRON A, 383RD ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT (TAC) AS CHEMICAL TECHNICIAN 870 IN NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES LIBERATION AND PAPUAN. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville, Allegany, NY.

Franklin Abraham Skillman and Florence V. "Flo" Earle were married on 28 March 1947 in Whitesville, Allegany, NY. Florence V. "Flo" Earle, daughter of Arthur Leroy Earle and Lillian Dean, was born on 14 December 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. She was born on 17 December 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. She died on 3 October 2010 at the age of 89 at Wellsville Manor Care Center in Wellsville, Allegany, NY. WELLSVILLE - Florence V. "Flo" Skillman, a former resident of Johnson Street, passed away Sunday (October 3, 2010) at the Wellsville Manor Care Center, On December 14, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was born to Arthur and Lillian Dean Earl. In Whitesville, on March 28, 1947, she married Franklin A. Skillman, who predeceased her September 13, 1974.

Flo grew up in Irondequoit and moved this area in the early 1940s. While raising her six daughters, she worked for Giant Food Mart and later retired from Peterson's Drug Store after many years of service. Flo had a passion for bowling. At one time, she was on five different leagues and she bowled until 2009. She enjoyed baseball and rooted for both the Yankees and the Mets. Flo will be remembered for her handmade coasters and perpetual calendars as well as always having a camera. She had been former member rand officer of the Women of the Moose, the Cheery Circle in Whitesville and the Jones Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Mulberry Twig. Flo truly loved her family and will be missed by them all.

Survivors include six daughters, Marilyn (Bill Edwards of Irondequoit), Sheila (Bill) Greene of Andover, Linda Weinreber of Wellsville, Sandra (Timothy) Aiken of Wellsville, Kathy (Dale) Mills of Port Edward, and Carol (John) Spicer of Wellsville; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a former son-in-law, Rick Dodd; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Frank, in 1960; three sons-in-law, David Hullihen in 1999, Mark Weinreber in 2008, and Edward Klein in 1992; a grandson, Jesse Dodd, in 1992; two sisters, Leona Snyder and Louella Stilwell; and a brother, Howard Earl. Friends are invited to call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, Inc. Her funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home with Rev. Ralph Eastlack presiding with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the SPCA or Christian Temple Soup Kitchen or to Angel Food Ministries. WellsvilleDaily.com [Wellsville Daily Reporter] http://www.wellsvilledaily.com Flo was buried on 7 October 2010 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville, Allegany, NY.

Franklin Abraham Skillman-9929 and Florence V. "Flo" Earle-9935 had the following children:

+12126	i.	Marilyn Virginia Skillman-85533.
+12127	ii.	Sheila Kay Skillman-85534.
+12128	iii.	Linda Ruth Skillman-85535.
+12129	iv.	Sandra Mae "Sandy" Skillman-85536.
+12130	v.	Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Skillman-85537.
12131	vi.	Frank Earl Skillman Jr. was born on 5 September 1960 in Wellsville, Allegany, NY. He died on 15 May 1961 at the age of 0 in Wellsville, Allegany, NY. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville, Allegany, NY.
+12132	vii.	Carol Lee Skillman-85538.