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David D. Skidmore
Posted 9/24/07
David D. Skidmore, 83 NEW CASTLE - David D. Skidmore, of New Castle, and formerly of Wilmington and Dover, as well as Snow Hill, Pocomoke City and Salisbury in Maryland, died of multiple …
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David D. Skidmore
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David D. Skidmore, 83
NEW CASTLE - David D. Skidmore, of New Castle, and formerly of Wilmington and Dover, as well as Snow Hill, Pocomoke City and Salisbury in Maryland, died of multiple complications of diabetes and lung cancer Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, in Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, Md. He was 83.
Mr. Skidmore was born June 23, 1924, in Caldwell, N.J., son of the late Carman Baldwin Skidmore Sr. and Annie Howitt Donaldson, and grandson of Anne Amelia Baldwin and Isaac Samuel Skidmore.
He graduated from Snow Hill High School, entered the Army in 1943, and served during World War II in Central Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in the vicinity of Notzing, Germany. He also earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal.
With his father, Mr. Skidmore was a carpenter, building many houses and boats on Maryland"s and Virginia"s Eastern Shore, as well as Deer"s Head Center in Salisbury.
He enjoyed fishing, shrimping and music. He got great pleasure from "hanging out" at the Farmers Market and Wal-Mart in New Castle.
Mr. Skidmore was a past member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1876, in Salisbury, the Loyal Order of Eagles in Wilmington, and the Loyal Order of the Moose.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Carman Baldwin Skidmore Jr., Samuel Skidmore and Oliver Skidmore; two sisters, Mary Kohler and Anna Perzanowski; and his first wife, Mabel Matthews Shockley.
He is survived by seven children, Linda Skidmore of Girdletree, Md., David D. "Donnie" Skidmore Jr., and his companion, Patricia Stevens, both of Salisbury, Emily Troyer of Pasadena, Md., James Vaughn of Blades, and Harry "Buddy" Vaughn, Henry Vaughn and Donna Faye Vaughn, all of Milford; a sister, Eileen Schoolfield of Pocomoke City; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and three first cousins whose friendships he valued, Jeanne Donaldson Townsend of Snow Hill, Betty Soleau of Talladega, Ala., and Howard Davis Jr. of Fairhope, Ala.
Services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar, where friends may call two hours earlier.
Burial will be private.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, Va., for restoration of its Skidmore Room; the American Diabetes Association; or a charity of one"s choice.
NEW CASTLE - David D. Skidmore, of New Castle, and formerly of Wilmington and Dover, as well as Snow Hill, Pocomoke City and Salisbury in Maryland, died of multiple complications of diabetes and lung cancer Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, in Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, Md. He was 83.
Mr. Skidmore was born June 23, 1924, in Caldwell, N.J., son of the late Carman Baldwin Skidmore Sr. and Annie Howitt Donaldson, and grandson of Anne Amelia Baldwin and Isaac Samuel Skidmore.
He graduated from Snow Hill High School, entered the Army in 1943, and served during World War II in Central Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in the vicinity of Notzing, Germany. He also earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal.
With his father, Mr. Skidmore was a carpenter, building many houses and boats on Maryland"s and Virginia"s Eastern Shore, as well as Deer"s Head Center in Salisbury.
He enjoyed fishing, shrimping and music. He got great pleasure from "hanging out" at the Farmers Market and Wal-Mart in New Castle.
Mr. Skidmore was a past member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1876, in Salisbury, the Loyal Order of Eagles in Wilmington, and the Loyal Order of the Moose.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Carman Baldwin Skidmore Jr., Samuel Skidmore and Oliver Skidmore; two sisters, Mary Kohler and Anna Perzanowski; and his first wife, Mabel Matthews Shockley.
He is survived by seven children, Linda Skidmore of Girdletree, Md., David D. "Donnie" Skidmore Jr., and his companion, Patricia Stevens, both of Salisbury, Emily Troyer of Pasadena, Md., James Vaughn of Blades, and Harry "Buddy" Vaughn, Henry Vaughn and Donna Faye Vaughn, all of Milford; a sister, Eileen Schoolfield of Pocomoke City; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and three first cousins whose friendships he valued, Jeanne Donaldson Townsend of Snow Hill, Betty Soleau of Talladega, Ala., and Howard Davis Jr. of Fairhope, Ala.
Services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar, where friends may call two hours earlier.
Burial will be private.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, Va., for restoration of its Skidmore Room; the American Diabetes Association; or a charity of one"s choice.
