The following obit was provided to me several months ago by Hermalee McAllister Deal. Thanks a bunch to Hermalee!! OBIT. CHILLICOTHE GAZETTE, Chillicothe, OH. Friday, April 18, 1997: William P. Red SKAGGS, 92, of Trego Creek Road, went to be with the Lord 12:30 p.m. Thursday. He was born May 27, 1904 in Louisa, Lawrence County, KY to the late James Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Lemaster Skaggs. He was married November 21, 1935, to Ruby V. Farnham, who survives. Also surviving are daughter, Rosemary Harrison, of Dayton; daughters and sons-in-law, Hazel & Robert Long, R. Maxine & Daniel Belcher, and Joy & Robert Reed, all of Chillicothe and Nancy & Dale Rhodes, of Gulfport, MS; sons and daughters-in-law, Louis & Ann Skaggs, David & Marilyn Skaggs, Keith & Brenda Skaggs, and Wayne & Dianna Skaggs, and son Kenneth Skaggs, all of Chillicothe; 34 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren. One sister, Ella Mae Easter; brother & sister-in-law, Ulysses & Rosie Skaggs, all of Chillicothe; and numerous nieces & nephews. He was predeceased by daughters: Betty, Virginia and Kathy Skaggs, and Barbara Wilcox; and sons, William & Robert Skaggs; sisters, Pearlie & Mary Skaggs and Edna Conaway. Edna Conaway is the mother of Judi Conway Johnson Patton, the wife of Governor Paul Patton, Kentucky First Lady of Kentucky 1997; and brothers, Brady, Ferrit, Roscoe, Landon, James, and Leroy Skaggs. Mr. Skaggs was a member of the Happy Valley Church of Christ in Christian Union and in 1969, he retired from the Chillicothe Telephone Company, where he had worked for 27 years. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday in the Ware Funeral Home, with Rev. Leon Cook & Rev. Marlyn Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Peecher Cemetery, Londonderry. Friends may call at Wares from 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Beverly L. Pack [email protected] Main Lines Researching: PACK, ADKINS, CHANDLER, HEWLETT Looking for any info on PACK -- any time, any where **Exchange of information is welcomed & encouraged!!!!** Lawrence County, KY Veterans http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/lcvet.htm Lawrence County, KY Genealogy & Personal Page http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/home.htm Family Tree Page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/c/Beverly-L-Pack/index.html