James "Jim" W. Skinner

James Warren Skinner Jim Skinner of Huntsville, Texas was born in Cherokee, Iowa on December 12, 1940 to Frances Marie Skinner and Elmer Warren Skinner and passed on September 28, 2014 in Houston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother William Frederick Skinner. He is survived by his wife, Martha Meek Skinner, his brother Douglas Figert Skinner and his sister Nancy Frances Dorland. He is also survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Marie Mewborne, her husband John and two granddaughters Julia and Nina, step-daughter Laura Rich and her husband Mark and two grandchildren Kelsie and Jack, step-daughter Carrie Glenn and her husband Matthew and step-son Craig Crawford and his son Hayden. Jim went to Paullina Iowa Public School and graduated from The University of South Dakota with a degree in Business Management. He was in Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity. He served in the United States Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. He sold industrial coatings for over fifty years. Some of the markets he sold to were petrochemical, off shore, marine, municipal water and wastewater, power, food, processing, engineers and contractors. He is the past president of the San Antonio National Association of Corrosion Engineers and past officer in the South Texas Steel Structure Painting Council. He was a certified Coating Inspector with the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. He is a 32nd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite and a member of the Arabia Shrine Temple. He is the Past President of the Boerne Shrine Club and a Past President of the Sam Houston Shrine Club. The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the many nurses and doctors at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston Medical Center and to STAT Home Health Care. A special thank you to Dr. Thomas Cole for his kindness, care and compassion. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Scholarship Fund of Forrest Masonic Lodge No. 19, P.O. Box 1004, Huntsville, Texas 77340 or First United Methodist Church or Church Building Campaign, 1016 Sam Houston Avenue, Huntsville, Texas 77320. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas. A service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, October 3, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Texas. Interment will follow service at Adickes Addition of Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas. Masonic Graveside Rites will be given by Forrest Masonic Lodge No. 19 A.F. & A.M. Memorial condolences may be made to the family online at www.shmfh.com.

James "Jim" W. Skinner

December 12, 1940 - September 28, 2014