Hilda A. Kieth Owen Skaggs, 81; of Otisco
Funeral services for Hilda A. Kieth Owen Skaggs, 81, of Otisco, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Garr Funeral Home, Sellersburg, with cremation to follow. She died Monday, June 22, 2009, at the University of Louisville Hospital.
She was a homemaker, a Baptist by faith and an avid collector of Elvis memorabilia. Her hobbies included sewing and raising roses.
She is survived by five generations: sons, Frank R. Owen and wife, Ina, of Jeffersonville, Daniel H. Owen, of New Albany and David H. Owen, of Jeffersonville; daughters, Nona Payne and husband, Stephen, of Underwood, Kathy Owen, of Otisco, Norma Owen Cash and husband, Richard, of Charlestown and Frances Owen Goforth and husband, Roger, of Jeffersonville; stepsons, Charles S. Skaggs and Eugene E. Skaggs; stepdaughters, Paula Skaggs Bryant and Linda Skaggs; brother, John “Sonny” Herald, of Troy, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel Keith and Nona Thompson Keith; husbands, Gilbert R. Owen and Charles E. Skaggs; son, Gilbert Owen Jr.; brothers, Danny and Earl Keith; grandchildren, April and Holly Owen, Kevin and Jamie Schindler; and great-grandson, James Andrew Combs.
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday. A graveside service will be held July 10 at the Scottsburg Cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial contributions to Hosparus of Southern Indiana.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.garrfuneralservices.com.
Legacy
June 24, 2009
Beryl Makes Landfall on Florida Coast
UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
