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Tressie Eunice Tolley

Female 1916 - 2006  (89 years)


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  • Name Tressie Eunice Tolley 
    Born 4 Dec 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Aug 2006  Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Tressie Eunice Skeen
      [Tressie E Skeen]
      [Tressie Eunice Tolley]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 4 Dec 1916
      Birth Place: Gay Jackson, West Virginia
      Death Date: 12 Aug 2006
      Father: John Tolley
      Mother: Amy Rhodes
      SSN: 235047026
      Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
      Notes: 24 Feb 1975: Name listed as TRESSIE EUNICE SKEEN; 23 Aug 2006: Name listed as TRESSIE E SKEEN

      Tressie E. Skeen 89, Gay WV
      Gay - Tressie Eunice Skeen 89, of Gay, passed away Saturday August 12, 2006 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley WV.
      She was born December 4, 1916 at Gay, a daughter of the late John and Amy Rhodes Tolley. She was a homemaker and a member of Elk Fork Methodist Church.
      Survivors include two sons, Charles Skeen of The Villages, FL and John Skeen of Broken Bow, OK; daughter Charlene Lott, of Palo Alto, CA; brother Auvil Tolley of Gay and grandchildren, Kimbra Ann Hutson of Winston Salem, NC, David Miller and Alyssa Miller both of Hesperia CA, Samantha Ellen Homes and Jennifer Simons both of Ravenswood WV, Melissa Barker and Lisa Browning both of Parkersburg WV.
      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Este Skeen and daughter Charlotte Smith.
      Services were held Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley with the Rev. Dr. Ken Krimmel officiating. Burial followed in Halber Cemetery, Gay, WV.


      Tressie Eunice Skeen

      Tressie Eunice Skeen, 89, of Gay died Aug. 12, 2006. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Halbert Cemetery, Gay.
    Person ID I50656  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2008 

    Father John Tolley,   b. 4 Aug 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Amy Rhodes,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Abt 1904 
    Notes 

    • 1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 20-23 (her parents are next)
      Tolley, John 57
      Amy 32
      Estel 13
      Auvil 10
      Tressie J 3
      Otho J 1

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 208
      Tolley, John 66 m age 22
      Amye 42 m age 16
      Auvil son 19
      Tressie 13
      Otho 11
      Irene 3.3
    Family ID F14047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Estel Charles Skeen,   b. 10 Sep 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1990, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1934  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Charles Estel Skeen
     2. Charlotte Ann Skeen
     3. Charlene Amy Skeen
     4. John Elijah Skeen
    Family ID F14051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Headstones
    Skeen, C Estel & Tressie Tolley
    Skeen, C Estel & Tressie Tolley
    Skeen, Estel & Tressie Tolley

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.