Howard Skaggs 1920-2015
SKAGGS, PEPLOW, NELSON, DAVIDSON, MCDONALD, MANNING, CORRY, BOYD, WHITECOTTON, KITCHEN, BARTHOLOMEW, BARCLIFT, PFEIFER, BOOTH, MCWHIRTER
Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 7/24/2015 at 15:54:08
Howard Grant Skaggs, age 95 of Birmingham, passed away July 11, 2015 at his home in Birmingham, IA surrounded by his family.
Celebration of Life was held July 15, 2015, at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory with words of comfort by Wayne Nelson. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, IA.
Howard was born March, 2 1920, in Easton, IL, to Crawford and Emma Peplow Skaggs. He married Irma Nelson on July 4, 1944, at First Methodist Church in Fairfield.
Howard worked for 23 years at Rockwell Standard; he also helped build the Michigan/Wisconsin pipeline. Howard was a farmer for all of his life; he enjoyed picking blackberries and being outdoors. He accompanied Irma on all of her Avon trips. If Howard was not outside, he was inside watching his Chicago Cubs and Iowa Hawkeyes games. He especially loved spending time with his family and friends.
Howard is survived by his wife Irma Skaggs; four children, Linda (Stanley) Davidson of Birmingham, IA, Marsha McDonald of Norwalk, IA, Janet (Dave) Manning of West Des Moines, IA, Randy (Melinda) Skaggs of Danville, IL; 10 grandchildren, Anita Corry, Holly Boyd, Rusty Davidson, Kylie Whitecotton, Casey Manning, Alex Manning, Samantha Kitchen, Mitchell McDonald, Mariah Skaggs and Ravyn Skaggs; 12 great-grandchildren, Brianne Bartholomew, Cody Corry, Jacob Boyd, Lacey Boyd, Brittany Barclift, Brooke Barclift, Grace Davidson, Chloe Davidson, Nathan Davidson, Bode Whitecotton, Wynn Whitecotton and Avery Kitchen; two great-great-grandchildren, Keegan and Kinzley Bartholomew.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Crawford and Emma Skaggs; one daughter, Sharon Diane Skaggs; three brothers, Lyle Skaggs, Bill Skaggs, Jim Skaggs; three sisters, Kate Pfeifer, Wilda Booth, Dora McWhirter; and one son-in-law, Stanley Davidson.
Source: Van Buren Register; Keosauqua, IA; 16 Jul 2015
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