Marcia Ann Skelton

1938 - 2010  (71 years)

• Name	Marcia Ann Skelton  [1]
  Born	1 Aug 1938	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	Jun 1956
  	Portage High School,Portage,MI
  Baptisim	1972
  	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo Co.,MI
  Occupation	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	Factory worker for Mead Paper Company
  	for 27 years
  Membership Affiliation	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Main Street Review
  Membership Affiliation	Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Oasis Prayer Group
  Membership Affiliation	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Red Hat Society
  Membership Affiliation	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  the Dancing Divas
  Died	29 Jan 2010	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	Cause: Pulmonary Fibrosis
  	4:29 PM EST
  Obituary	31 Jan 2010	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	Kalamazoo Gazette
  	Marcia Ann JACKSON JACKSON, Marcia Ann Vicksburg Loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, Marcia passed away on Friday, January 29, 2010 with her family by her side. Marcia was born August 1, 1938 in Grand Rapids, MI, the youngest of four daughters born to Russell V. and Elouise (Culp) Skelton. She worked for Mead Paper Company for 27 years in the production department. On May 8, 1982, she married Theodore "Ted" Jackson, who preceded her in death on April 27, 2008 and whom she dearly missed. She was also preceded by her parents; and a daughter, Julie Taylor. Marcia was first and foremost dedicated to her family. She always put them ahead of everything else, especially her grand and great grandchildren. She loved playing Yahtzee, was a member of the Red Hat Society, the Dancing Divas, the Main Street Review and the Oasis Prayer group. She loved traveling and visiting Northern Michigan, especially the area around Bitley, MI, where she spent many happy times. Marcia is survived by her six children, Joe (Shirley) Jackson of Kalamazoo, Jerry (Christina) Jackson of Delton, Denise (Michael) Becker of Mendon, Kirk Liggett of Alabama, Lisa Brunden of Alabama, and Annette (Brian) Kelley of Vicksburg; 23 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Diane Buell of Vicksburg, Carol (Ken) Lacey of Portage and Patricia (Robert) Strong of Grand Junction; several nieces, nephews, and many cousins, including a special cousin, Jan Konkle. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre Ave., with Pastor Philip Kok officiating. Burial will follow in Fort Custer National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be directed to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halstead St., Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60642-2642. Please visit www.langelands.com <http://www.langelands.com> for online obituary, directions, register book and condolences. 343-1508. Published in Kalamazoo Gazette on January 31, 2010
  Cemetery	2 Feb 2010	Battle Creek,Calhoun,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	Fort Custer National Cemetery
  Buried	2 Feb 2010	Battle Creek,Calhoun,Michigan,United States   [1]
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  Person ID	I28	Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Samuel Halladay, 1680-1741, Descendants of Ebenezer Pratt, I7152 and Noah Halladay, I8837, Descendants of Ebenezer Pratt, 1763-1805, Descendants of John Skelton, 1793-1877, Descendants of William Steare, -1720, Descendants of Roger Stevens II, 1730-1808, Descendants of Joseph W. Trexell, 1844
  Last Modified	7 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Russell Vernon Skelton,   b. 4 Jun 1910, Constantine,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States ,   d. 5 Aug 1993, Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elouise Ruth Culp,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States ,   d. 10 Jun 2007, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	7 Jan 1932	Elkhart,Elkhart,Indiana,United States
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Richard D. Liggett,   b. 25 Jun 1935, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 20 Sep 2014, Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 79 years)
  Married	3 Aug 1957
  Marriage Status	1973
  	Divorced
  Children	+ 1. Denise Marie Liggett + 2. Richard Kirk Liggett + 3. Lisa Carol Liggett + 4. Annette Jo Liggett
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2006
  Family ID	F513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Theodore Alvin Jackson,   b. 11 Mar 1931, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 27 Apr 2008, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 May 1982	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Last Modified	7 May 2020
  Family ID	F514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 1 Aug 1938 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Occupation - Factory worker for Mead Paper Company - - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Membership Affiliation - Main Street Review - - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Membership Affiliation - Oasis Prayer Group - - Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Membership Affiliation - Red Hat Society - - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Membership Affiliation - the Dancing Divas - - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Married - 8 May 1982 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Died - Cause: Pulmonary Fibrosis - 29 Jan 2010 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Obituary - Kalamazoo Gazette - 31 Jan 2010 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Cemetery - Fort Custer National Cemetery - 2 Feb 2010 - Battle Creek,Calhoun,Michigan,United States Buried - 2 Feb 2010 - Battle Creek,Calhoun,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S7] Tha Kalamazoo Gazette, ((Kalamazoo, Michigan)), Death Notices and Guest Books for January 31, 2010, Marcia Jackson http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo/obituary.aspx?n=marcia-ann-jackson&pid=139192811> (Reliability: 3), 2 Feb 2010.