Services for Walter Ray "Skip" Skipworth, Jr., age 82, of Sherman, TX will be held Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Father Antonio Aureus will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tim Yeary, Kevin Yeary, Jason Lynch, Corey Lynch, Brian Geiste, Colin Skipworth, David Ulch and Chad Skipworth. Burial will follow at Georgetown Cemetery in Pottsboro, TX. Mr. Skipworth died Sunday, December 5, 2010, at Stonebrook Assisted Living Center in Denison, TX. Waldo Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Skip was born February 26, 1928 in Sherman, TX to Walter Ray and Mary (Duval) Skipworth. He married Wanda Estes July 15, 1949 in Sherman, TX, they were married 49 years before she preceded him in death October 6, 1998. He worked for Mrs. Tucker, Anderson Clayton and Kraft Foods before retiring after 45 years of service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trail riding and he loved to dance. Skip was always working on a project that needed repairing. He was a member of the Sherman and Lakeside Elks Lodge, American Legion and VFW. He served in the National Guard.

Preceded in death by his parents, wife Wanda and sister Pauline Jacobus, he is survived by his son Terry Skipworth and wife Phyllis of Sherman; daughters Janice Yeary of Sherman, Karen Elmore and husband Jimmy of Pottsboro and Kim Lane and husband Glenn of Sanger; grandchildren Tim Yeary and wife Tommie, Kevin Yeary and wife Holly, Chris Yeary, Chad Skipworth, Erin Ivy and husband Todd, Colin Skipworth, Jason Lynch and wife Erika, Corey Lynch and wife Kristi, Brian Geiste, Joshua Lane, Brittany Ulch and Bethany Ulch; step-grandchildren Thomas Marlow, Kayla Curry and David Ulch, Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren and numerous other family and friends.

A rosary will be said Tuesday, December 7th at 6:00 PM at Waldo Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will follow from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Memorial may be made to Home Hospice of Grayson County, 505 W. Center, Sherman, TX 75090.

The online register book may be signed at waldofuneralhome.com.