MELISSA CAROL BATES SKIDMORE
May 11, 1964 ~ December 28, 2017
Melissa C. Bates-Skidmore, 53, of Clarksburg, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2017 at WVU Hospitals Ruby Memorial in Morgantown.
She was born in Clarksburg, May 11, 1964, a daughter of the late Gerald L. and Mildred E. Rogers Bates. She is survived by her husband Greg Skidmore, whom she married May 7, 2000.
Also surviving are her children Micah Patrick Fisher and her husband Eric, Clarksburg, Timothy Bates and his fiancé Rachel Rinker, Scottsdale, AZ, Destiny and Christian Skidmore at home and stepdaughter Brandy Skidmore, one granddaughter, Eva Fisher, three siblings, Charles “Kig” Bates and his wife Achia, Sacramento, CA, Gary Bates, Clarksburg, Karen Blocker and her husband Scott, Clarksburg, several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Clifford Spring who made his home with her.
She is also survived by a host of friends and patrons of Melissa’s Hair Salon whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded by one sister, Nancy Spring.
Melissa was a 1982 graduate of Lincoln High School. She was the owner and operator of Melissa’s Hair Salon in Lumberport for 28 years. She enjoyed farming and had a passion for all animals. She was the founder and chairman of the WV Miniature Horse Championship and the President of the WV Miniature Horse Club. She was a member of the Lumberport Lions Club and the Alumni Association. She loved crafting and sewing. She attended the Jones Run Independent Church.
The family will receive friends at the Perine Funeral Home, 1348 S. Pike St., Shinnston from noon to 8pm, Saturday where funeral services will be held at 1pm, Sunday with Pastor Jon Hayes officiating. In keeping with her wishes, cremation will follow the funeral service. The Perine Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bates/Skidmore family.
*MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF PERINE FUNERAL HOME OF SHINNSTON, WEST VIRGINIA*
May 11, 1964 ~ December 28, 2017
Melissa C. Bates-Skidmore, 53, of Clarksburg, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2017 at WVU Hospitals Ruby Memorial in Morgantown.
She was born in Clarksburg, May 11, 1964, a daughter of the late Gerald L. and Mildred E. Rogers Bates. She is survived by her husband Greg Skidmore, whom she married May 7, 2000.
Also surviving are her children Micah Patrick Fisher and her husband Eric, Clarksburg, Timothy Bates and his fiancé Rachel Rinker, Scottsdale, AZ, Destiny and Christian Skidmore at home and stepdaughter Brandy Skidmore, one granddaughter, Eva Fisher, three siblings, Charles “Kig” Bates and his wife Achia, Sacramento, CA, Gary Bates, Clarksburg, Karen Blocker and her husband Scott, Clarksburg, several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Clifford Spring who made his home with her.
She is also survived by a host of friends and patrons of Melissa’s Hair Salon whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded by one sister, Nancy Spring.
Melissa was a 1982 graduate of Lincoln High School. She was the owner and operator of Melissa’s Hair Salon in Lumberport for 28 years. She enjoyed farming and had a passion for all animals. She was the founder and chairman of the WV Miniature Horse Championship and the President of the WV Miniature Horse Club. She was a member of the Lumberport Lions Club and the Alumni Association. She loved crafting and sewing. She attended the Jones Run Independent Church.
The family will receive friends at the Perine Funeral Home, 1348 S. Pike St., Shinnston from noon to 8pm, Saturday where funeral services will be held at 1pm, Sunday with Pastor Jon Hayes officiating. In keeping with her wishes, cremation will follow the funeral service. The Perine Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bates/Skidmore family.
*MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF PERINE FUNERAL HOME OF SHINNSTON, WEST VIRGINIA*
MELISSA CAROL BATES SKIDMORE
May 11, 1964 ~ December 28, 2017
Melissa C. Bates-Skidmore, 53, of Clarksburg, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2017 at WVU Hospitals Ruby Memorial in Morgantown.
She was born in Clarksburg, May 11, 1964, a daughter of the late Gerald L. and Mildred E. Rogers Bates. She is survived by her husband Greg Skidmore, whom she married May 7, 2000.
Also surviving are her children Micah Patrick Fisher and her husband Eric, Clarksburg, Timothy Bates and his fiancé Rachel Rinker, Scottsdale, AZ, Destiny and Christian Skidmore at home and stepdaughter Brandy Skidmore, one granddaughter, Eva Fisher, three siblings, Charles “Kig” Bates and his wife Achia, Sacramento, CA, Gary Bates, Clarksburg, Karen Blocker and her husband Scott, Clarksburg, several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Clifford Spring who made his home with her.
She is also survived by a host of friends and patrons of Melissa’s Hair Salon whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded by one sister, Nancy Spring.
Melissa was a 1982 graduate of Lincoln High School. She was the owner and operator of Melissa’s Hair Salon in Lumberport for 28 years. She enjoyed farming and had a passion for all animals. She was the founder and chairman of the WV Miniature Horse Championship and the President of the WV Miniature Horse Club. She was a member of the Lumberport Lions Club and the Alumni Association. She loved crafting and sewing. She attended the Jones Run Independent Church.
The family will receive friends at the Perine Funeral Home, 1348 S. Pike St., Shinnston from noon to 8pm, Saturday where funeral services will be held at 1pm, Sunday with Pastor Jon Hayes officiating. In keeping with her wishes, cremation will follow the funeral service. The Perine Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bates/Skidmore family.
*MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF PERINE FUNERAL HOME OF SHINNSTON, WEST VIRGINIA*
May 11, 1964 ~ December 28, 2017
Melissa C. Bates-Skidmore, 53, of Clarksburg, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2017 at WVU Hospitals Ruby Memorial in Morgantown.
She was born in Clarksburg, May 11, 1964, a daughter of the late Gerald L. and Mildred E. Rogers Bates. She is survived by her husband Greg Skidmore, whom she married May 7, 2000.
Also surviving are her children Micah Patrick Fisher and her husband Eric, Clarksburg, Timothy Bates and his fiancé Rachel Rinker, Scottsdale, AZ, Destiny and Christian Skidmore at home and stepdaughter Brandy Skidmore, one granddaughter, Eva Fisher, three siblings, Charles “Kig” Bates and his wife Achia, Sacramento, CA, Gary Bates, Clarksburg, Karen Blocker and her husband Scott, Clarksburg, several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Clifford Spring who made his home with her.
She is also survived by a host of friends and patrons of Melissa’s Hair Salon whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded by one sister, Nancy Spring.
Melissa was a 1982 graduate of Lincoln High School. She was the owner and operator of Melissa’s Hair Salon in Lumberport for 28 years. She enjoyed farming and had a passion for all animals. She was the founder and chairman of the WV Miniature Horse Championship and the President of the WV Miniature Horse Club. She was a member of the Lumberport Lions Club and the Alumni Association. She loved crafting and sewing. She attended the Jones Run Independent Church.
The family will receive friends at the Perine Funeral Home, 1348 S. Pike St., Shinnston from noon to 8pm, Saturday where funeral services will be held at 1pm, Sunday with Pastor Jon Hayes officiating. In keeping with her wishes, cremation will follow the funeral service. The Perine Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bates/Skidmore family.
*MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF PERINE FUNERAL HOME OF SHINNSTON, WEST VIRGINIA*
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