General Information

Birth
15 NOV 1947
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
9 JAN 2015
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

Alvin Thomas Skelton

67 a resident of West Fork, passed away January 9, 2015 in Fayetteville. He was born November 15, 1947 in Prairie Grove the son of Bill and Flora Smith Skelton.

Thomas served his country in the United States Army at age 18. He was stationed in Germany and Korea before going to Vietnam, when he returned from Vietnam he married and raised his children before joining the National Guard, 2nd 142 Field Artillery in Lincoln, Arkansas. During his time in the guard he served his country again in Desert Shield and Desert Storm and retired in 1991. He enjoyed his retirement hunting and fishing and is now going to his just reward of all of those things all the time in comfort and joy with his family who has been waiting on him.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers Billy, Clifford and Carl; one son Thomas Ray Skelton.

Survivors include two sons Darrin Gene Skelton of Prairie Grove, Arkansas and Stephen Wayne Skelton of Winslow, Arkansas; one daughter Daisy Nicole Skelton of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; the mother of his children Barbara Stewart of Prairie Grove; one brother Paul Skelton of Lincoln; two sisters Sharon Thomaston of Piney, Oklahoma and Mary Burrows of Huntsville, Arkansas; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 2:00-3:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be held Monday, January 12, 2015 - 2:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove. Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery near Morrow, there will be no graveside services held at the cemetery.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com

Parents

Bill Skelton
- Father
Flora T. Smith
- Mother
1923 - 1998
Birth
5 OCT 1923
Death
21 NOV 1998
Burial
Bethesda Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse

Children

Thomas Ray Skelton
- Son
1972 - 1993
Birth
12 DEC 1972
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
10 FEB 1993
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
13 FEB 1993
Bethesda Cemetery, Washington County, Morrow, Arkansas
Stephen Wayne Skelton
- Son
1977 - 2021
Birth
8 MAR 1977
Fayetteville, Washington Couinty, Arkansas
Death
15 FEB 2021
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Cremation