REV. ALLEN SKEENES, 89, OF ALUM CREEK, DIED FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1993 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
HE WAS FORMERLY OF BOONE COUNTY AND TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN BOONE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. THEN, HE ATTENDED SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN LOUISVILLE, KY AND BECAME A PASTOR OF MANY CHURCHES IN BOONS, KANAWHA, AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. HIS LONGEST PASTORATE WAS AT THE OAKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, CHARLESTON, WV WHICH LASTED NEARLY 19 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF FORKS OF COAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LENORA ESTELLE SKEENES; 1 DAUGHTER: SANDRA LYNN SKEENES OF OLNEY, MARYLAND; 3 SONS: JERRY WAYNE SKEENES OF ALUM CREEK, WV; EDWARD ALLEN SKEENES OF MARYVILLE, TN; BARRY DEAN SKEENES OF HERNDON, VA; 3 SISTERS: MRS. IDA ROBERTS OF MADISON, WV; MS. MARY SKEENES OF MADISON, WV; MRS. MABEL BARKER OF LIVERPOOL, WV; 5 GRANDCHILDREN AND SEVERAL NIECES.
SERVICES WILL BE AT FORKS OF COAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993 AT 7:00 PM WITH REV. PAUL MEADOWS AND REV. GALE PAULEY OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1993 AT MEMORY GARDENS, MADISON, AT 11:00 AM WITH REV. PAUL FULKS OFFICIATING. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE FORKS OF COAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993 FROM 5:30 TO 7:00 PM.