Gerald Leslie Skinner

Gerald Skinner, of Belle Plaine, age 92, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday with family receiving friends 4-6 PM, Hatfield Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd. Graveside service 10 AM Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Belle Plaine Cemetery. Gerald is preceded in death by his parents, A. C. & Emma Skinner; and his brothers, Albert and Wendell. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Ila; son, Gerald “Jerry” Skinner (Berdine Koger), of Wellington; grandsons, Steven (Linda) Skinner, of Cumming, GA, and Matt (Laura) Skinner, of Atlanta, GA; great-grandchildren, Cody, Lindy, Gabby and Logan. A memorial has been established with Belle Plaine United Methodist Church, 124 E. 10th, Belle Plaine, KS 67013. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.