Louise Skinner

April 11, 1921 - June 20, 2017

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Louise Skinner, 96, widow of Fred M. Skinner, of Greenville, passed away peacefully June 20, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Claudis and Esther Duncan.

For most of her life, Louise was an active member of Laurel Baptist Church. During World War II, she worked at Max Heller’s shirt factory manufacturing military uniform garments for soldiers. She also was employed by Belk’s Department store at several locations in Greenville.

She is survived by two daughters, Sandra S. Gaskin and Lou Ann Burns; five grandchildren, Jennifer Gaskin, of Colorado Springs, CO, Tonia Squires, of Fayetteville, AR; Rev. Scott Burns, of Cincinnati, OH, Ryan Burns, of Greenville, and Reed Skinner, of Greenville; and twelve great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and loving husband, Louise was preceded in death by a son, Gary Skinner.

A visitation will be held Sunday, June 25, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. at Laurel Baptist Church with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. The church has handicapped access, including an elevator. A private family burial will be held.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Hawthorne Assisted Living and GHS fifth floor doctors and nurses for their kindness.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the South Carolina Commission for the Blind: Older Blind Program, 620 N. Main St., Greenville, SC 29601.

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown

Visitation

JUN 25. 02:00 PM – 02:45 PM

Laurel Baptist Church

2331 Laurens Rd.

Greenville, SC, US, 29607

Funeral Service

JUN 25. 03:00 PM

Laurel Baptist Church

2331 Laurens Rd.

Greenville, SC, US, 29607

Louise Skinner, 96, widow of Fred M. Skinner, of Greenville, passed away peacefully June 20, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Claudis and Esther Duncan. For most of her life, Louise was an active member of Laurel Baptist Church. During World War II, she worked atContinue Reading

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Sandy,We are sorry to hear of your mother's passing, but know that she will live on in your heart forever.Elizabeth and Steve McCluskey

To all the SkinnersGod bless you in your sorrow. I cannot tell you enough how I, too, will miss her. During her last years, she made it a point to call members at Laurel who could not come to church - for one reason or another. She called me ever two to three weeks and we chatted at least an hour each time. What amazed me, was how sharp she was. Her limited vision kept her from enjoying a lot of things, but you would never know it as she was always "on top of the world" in her attitudes. She would share with me, and I with her, how much we depended on the Lord for daily existence. I know you will miss her. She had a long, successful life, always positive , and now heaven is richer because of her entrance into heaven. She was my friend and I will miss her.Blessings to all the family but now she can SEE clearly and probably running up and down the streets of gold and I know she'll find my Mom and Dad there and also my grandson who passed away with MD almost three years ago. She never failed to speak to him and pat him on the shoulder as she passed us on our pew to go to hers.Linda Wickliffe Miller

Such a sweet lady, She will be missed!!

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