Hilda Etta Skidmore

Hilda Etta Skidmore, 93, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on November 27, 2011 at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg, W.Va. She was born March 21, 1918, in Braxton County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Howard and Cora Engle Bailey.Hilda was a registered nurse with the U.S. Army during World War II. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Trinity United Methodist Church.She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann Shekeloff and husband, Brian of Haleiwa, Hawaii; a son, Kenneth Skidmore and wife, Leslie of Christianburg, Va.; two grandchildren, Andrew Skidmore of Radford, Va. and Lee Skidmore of Hayden, Idaho; and special friends, Keith and Beverly Shelton of Parkersburg, W.Va.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Skidmore in 1981; two brothers, Frank Bailey and Jim Bailey; and one sister, Rena Griffith. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St. Parkersburg, W.Va. with Pastor David Stilgenbauer officiating. Interment will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. at Beall's Mill Cemetery in Gassaway, W.Va. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.