Mildred Marie (Fortenberry) Skipper (1920 - 2011)

Born 21 Jan 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Died 3 Jun 2011 at age 91 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States

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Biography

Mildred Marie "Millie" Fortenberry was born on Jan 21, 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the second child of George Henry Fortenberry and Eliza Lovett Hollowell.

She had four siblings, namely: George LeRoy, William Morris, Fred Louis, and Lacey Ray.

She died on Jun 03, 2011 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA (Age at Death: 91).

When she was 51, she married David Franklin Skipper on May 07, 1971 in Mineral County, Nevada, USA. ^[1]

Married to Chatman Vernon Gazaway.

Mildred Marie "Millie" Fortenberry lived in Beat 5, Sharkey, Mississippi in 1930.

She was buried in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA (New Cleveland Cemetery). ^[2]

Obituary

Reno Gazette-Journal on June 10, 2011

Mildred Marie (Gazaway) Skipper (January 21, 1920 - June 3, 2011)

Mildred Marie (Gazaway) Skipper, 91, died peacefully at home in Sparks on June 3, 2011. Mildred was born in Magee, Mississippi to George Henry and Eliza Hollowell Fortenberry.

Mildred, also known as Millie, lived In Hawthorne for many years, and was employed by the Navy at the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot until she was injured and disabled in an explosion at the depot 40 years ago.

She was preceded in death by husbands Chatman V. Gazaway (1965) and David F. Skipper (1973); parents George and Eliza Fortenberry; brothers George L., Fred L., William M., and Lacey Ray; and daughter-in-law Christine Gazaway.

She is survived by son George Prentiss (Joan) of Hawthorne, daughter Gloria Jean and son Vernon Ray, both of Sparks; grandchildren Lori, Michelle, Melissa, John "Bud", Christina, Erika and Monica; eleven great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was a great wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She lived a full life, but will be missed by those who loved her.

Memorial services will be held at the Reno Assembly of God Church, 524 Bell Street, Reno, June 17, at 11:00 a.m., and will be conducted by the Reverend Brent Johnson.

Internment will be in Cleveland, Mississippi at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family graciously requests that donations be made to the charity of your choice.

Cremation arrangements were made under the direction of Gunter's Funeral Home in Hawthorne. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), www.ancestry.com, Record for Mildred Marie Gazaway. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NVmarriage&h=2113225&indiv=try. Name: David F Skipper Gender: Male Residence State: Nebraska Spouse: Mildred Marie Gazaway Spouse Residence State: Nebraska Marriage Date: 7 May 1971 Officiant Type: Civil celebrant Recorded Date: 10 May 1971 Recorded County: Mineral
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71637795/mildred-marie-gazaway_skipper: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Mildred Marie “Millie” Fortenberry Gazaway Skipper (21 Jan 1920–3 Jun 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71637795, citing New Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by SAFberry (contributor 47178986) .
3. ↑ Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on June 10, 2011

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MH-HTS : accessed 9 September 2022), Mildred M Fartenberry in household of George H Fartenberry, Beat 5, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3B, line 99, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1164; FHL microfilm 2,340,899.