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LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr.

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Birth	:	25 Aug 1890 Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	11 Dec 1967 Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4995782, -76.2943862
Description	:	Son of Anthony Skyles and Flora Sidney Beach. Married Nellie Delmae Powell in 1920. After her death, he married widow Willie Pauline Callis Rowe 18 Oct 1962 in Richmond, Va. ~~~~~~~~~~ Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal, Thurs, 14 Dec 1967, p3, c1-2 Lt. Cmdr. William Foster Skyles, Sr., USN (ret.), 77, of Gwynn, died on Monday, Dec. 11, 1967 in a Hampton hospital after a long illness. Retired from the Navy after 24 years service, he was a member of Gwynn's Island Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pauline R. Skyles of... Read More	Son of Anthony Skyles and Flora Sidney Beach. Married Nellie Delmae Powell in 1920. After her death, he married widow Willie Pauline Callis Rowe 18 Oct 1962 in Richmond, Va. ~~~~~~~~~~ Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal, Thurs, 14 Dec 1967, p3, c1-2 Lt. Cmdr. William Foster Skyles, Sr., USN (ret.), 77, of Gwynn, died on Monday, Dec. 11, 1967 in a Hampton hospital after a long illness. Retired from the Navy after 24 years service, he was a member of Gwynn's Island Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pauline R. Skyles of Gwynn; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Hudgins, Jr., of Grimstead, Mrs. Edward O. Langfelder of Richmond and Mrs. Paul Ross, Jr., of Norfolk; two sons, Robert N. Skyles of Fort Worth, Tex., and William F. Skyles, Jr., of Grimstead; two step-sons, Conrad Rowe and Kenneth Rowe, both of Gwynn; a half-brother, James Hawke of Springfield, Ohio; seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Boyd, retired Methodist minister. Pallbearers were L. R. Callis, George Daly, Donald Daly, Edgar Powell, Preston Hurst and Eugene Callis. Burial was in the Gwynn's Island cemetery.

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Where is LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr.'s memorial?
LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr.'s memorial is located at: Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA.
When did LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr. death?
LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr. death on 11 Dec 1967 in Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the LCDR William Foster Skyles Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 37.4995782
Longitude: -76.2943862

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Nellie Delmae Powell Skyles

(1894 - 1961)

Willie Pauline Callis Rowe Skyles

(1897 - 1986)

Siblings

James Henry Hawke

(1893 - 1969)

Children

William Foster Skyles Jr.

(1923 - 1991)

Shirley Evelyn Skyles Langfelder

(1926 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Gwynns Island Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4995782, -76.2943862

2. Hudgins - Edwards Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4998188, -76.2916481

3. Gwynn's Island Baptist Church
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5049650, -76.2898350

4. Keeble Family Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5114705, -76.2919754

5. Marchant Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4870796, -76.3063278

6. Goshen Cemetery
Moon, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4796900, -76.2991400

7. Hudgins Plantation Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4840874, -76.3138392

8. Powell-Winder Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4835197, -76.3133476

9. Powell Family Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4830900, -76.3129500

10. Powell Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4830600, -76.3129800

11. Holly Hill Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4799252, -76.3088840

12. Winder Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4793900, -76.3076900

13. Hudgins Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4799548, -76.3265496

14. Callis Family Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4663200, -76.2986600

15. Brooks-Hudgins Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4887800, -76.3350100

16. Green Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5014800, -76.3379600

17. Hodges Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4642780, -76.2951940

18. Trader Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4641110, -76.2959440

19. Brooks-Brownley Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4685968, -76.3185703

20. Payton Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4686302, -76.3207578

21. Mathews Baptist Church Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4709520, -76.3271860

22. Tabb Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4631185, -76.3164629

23. H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4827995, -76.3407974

24. Atherton - Lewis Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4997200, -76.3471500