Roy Charley Skaggs' Obituary
Funeral services for Roy Charley Skaggs, 98, of Longville, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Minister officiating will be Brother Mark Norwood. Burial will follow in the Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, in Longville under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the funeral home.
Roy, the son of Ernest B. and Lena Myrtle Haley Skaggs was born May 26, 1915, in Atlanta, Missouri. He passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Rosepine, LA.
Mr. Skaggs worked for Crystal Oil for twenty five plus years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sons, Bennie Ray Skaggs and Thomas Reid.
He is survived his wife of 42 years, Betty Skaggs of Longville, LA; sons, Frank Skaggs of Oklahoma, Willard Earl Reid, Jr., of Ferriday, LA & Aaron Reid of Longville, LA; daughters, Edith Fontenot of Lake Charles, LA, Ann Cathey of Hammond, LA & Michelle Reid of Longville, LA and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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