Joseph Leland Skinner

JOSEPH L. “SAM” SKINNER, 85, DIED TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992.
HE WAS BORN JULY 12, 1907, IN EDGECOMB COUNTY, SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM B. AND ELLA GREEN SKINNER. HE WAS A RETIRED FARMER AND A MEMBER OF FISHING CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH.
SURVIVING: WIFE, DOROTHY WARD SKINNER; DAUGHTERS, JACKIE S. MEDLEY AND PEGGY S. ROSE, BOTH OF ROCKY MOUNT; SON J.L. SKINNER JR. OF FLORENCE, SC; EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN; FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; ONE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD; SISTERS, ROXIE COCKRELL OF SPRINGFIELD, MD., AND EUNICE SPILLER OF MECHANICSVILLE, VA.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE 3:30PM THURSDAY AT JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, SUNSET AVENUE, WITH THE REV. STAN DIXON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7-9PM TODAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME, OTHER TIMES AT THE HOME, RT. 2, WHITAKERS.