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Stephen James Skelton

Stephen James Skelton

Male 1940 - 2020  (80 years)Deceased

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  • Name Stephen James Skelton 
    Birth 3 Dec 1940  Big Rapids,Mecosta,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • Machine Operator
    Medical 19 Dec 2020  Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Medical 19 Dec 2020  Wichita,Sedgwick,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 19 Dec 2020  Wichita,Sedgwick,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Head on vehicle accident 
    • Skelton was transported from the scene by a Lifesave helicopter to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  Skelton died of his injuries shortly after 8 pm.
    Obituary 26 Dec 2020  Emporia,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Emporia Gazette 
    • Stephen Skelton
      ( December 03, 1940 - December 19, 2020 )

      Stephen Skelton, rural Hartford, Kansas, passed away at the Wesley Medical Trauma Center in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the age of 80.

      Stephen was born on December 3, 1940 in Big Rapids, Michigan, the son of Max E. and Shirley (Baker) Skelton. He married Barbara Merritt at Dwight, Kansas on July 17, 1965. She survives of the home. He is also survived by sons, Max Skelton, Garnett, KS, Russell Skelton, Emporia, Jason Skelton, and Justin Skelton, both of Shawnee, OK; and daughters, Pamela Stithem, Reading, KS, and Kristina Rochelle, Shawnee, OK, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Skelton served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He worked as a machinist at BPE, Inc. in Emporia for 36 years.

      Graveside services will be held at the Chicago Mound Cemetery, Southeast of Emporia, on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Military Graveside services will be conducted by members of Ball-McColm Post #5, American Legion and Lowry-Funston Post #1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

      Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society or the Color Guard of Lowry-Funston Post #1980, VFW. Contributions may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box #175, Emporia, KS 66801.

      Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website; www.robertsblue.com.
    Burial 26 Dec 2020  Emporia,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Notes 
    • (Medical):From injuries sustained in accident 2 broken legs and a blood bleed in heart resulting in a heart attack.
    Person ID I174  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
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

    Father AncestorsMax Elwood "Bub" Skelton,   b. 27 Mar 1913, Constantine,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1994, Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother AncestorsShirley Madaline Baker,   b. 24 Nov 1919, Cadillac,Wexford,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1978, Portage,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Jul 1939  Cadillac,Wexford,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsBarbara Lynn Merritt 
    Children 
    Married1. Max Elwood Skelton
     2. Russell James Skelton
     3. Jason Lee Skelton
    Married4. Pamela May Skelton
    Married5. Kristina Linn Skelton
     6. Justin Edward Skelton
    Family ID F4119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Dec 1940 - Big Rapids,Mecosta,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMedical - a car accident at K130 milemarker 4 or 1/2 mile South East of Neosha Rapids. - 19 Dec 2020 - Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMedical - a two car vehicle accident - 19 Dec 2020 - Wichita,Sedgwick,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Head on vehicle accident - 19 Dec 2020 - Wichita,Sedgwick,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Emporia Gazette - 26 Dec 2020 - Emporia,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Dec 2020 - Emporia,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1238] Kansas., The Emporia Gazette, (http://www.emporiagazette.com/:), 1 Jan 2021, "Stephen Skelton Obituary," Dec 26, 2020, online archives (http://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_9f9a266a-4544-11eb-9175-831f5da6ff4a.html : accessed 1 Jan 2021). (Reliability: 3).
      Stephen Skelton
      ( December 03, 1940 - December 19, 2020 )

      Stephen Skelton, rural Hartford, Kansas, passed away at the Wesley Medical Trauma Center in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the age of 80.

      Stephen was born on December 3, 1940 in Big Rapids, Michigan, the son of Max E. and Shirley (Baker) Skelton. He married Barbara Merritt at Dwight, Kansas on July 17, 1965. She survives of the home. He is also survived by sons, Max Skelton, Garnett, KS, Russell Skelton, Emporia, Jason Skelton, and Justin Skelton, both of Shawnee, OK; and daughters, Pamela Stithem, Reading, KS, and Kristina Rochelle, Shawnee, OK, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Skelton served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He worked as a machinist at BPE, Inc. in Emporia for 36 years.

      Graveside services will be held at the Chicago Mound Cemetery, Southeast of Emporia, on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Military Graveside services will be conducted by members of Ball-McColm Post #5, American Legion and Lowry-Funston Post #1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

      Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society or the Color Guard of Lowry-Funston Post #1980, VFW. Contributions may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box #175, Emporia, KS 66801.

      Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website; www.robertsblue.com.

    2. [S1238] Kansas., The Emporia Gazette, (http://www.emporiagazette.com/:), 20 Dec 2020, Bettina Shank, "Two dead after Saturday wreck near Neosho Rapids," 19 Dec 2020, online archives (http://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_455bd316-4269-11eb-990e-b3b5509ad6f9.html : accessed 20 Dec 2020). (Reliability: 3).
      A 77-year-old Gridley woman and an 80-year-old Hartford man have died following a two-vehicle accident about a mile south of Neosho Rapids Saturday morning.

      At approximately 11:30 a.m., a northbound SUV driven by Dorene Metzger crossed the centerline of Kansas Highway 130 and collided with a pickup driven by Stephen Skelton.

      Metzger was pronounced dead upon the arrival of emergency personnel to the scene. Skelton was airlifted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita and succumbed to his injuries Saturday evening.

      Kansas Highway Patrol troopers, Lyon County Sheriff's Deputies, Emporia Fire/EMS, Hartford-Neosho Rapids first responders and a Lifesave helicopter all responded to the scene, which closed the highway for over three hours.

    3. [S1239] Kansas. Emporia., KVOE.com, (https://www.kvoe.com/: 2020), 20 Dec 2020, Chuck Samples and Tagan Trahoon, "UPDATE: Second driver dies following two vehicle fatality accident Saturday," December 19, 2020, online archives (https://www.kvoe.com/news/item/51798-update-second-driver-dies-following-two-vehicle-fatality-accident-saturday : accessed 20 Dec 2020). (Reliability: 3).

      A Lyon County man has now died following a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred near Neosho Rapids Saturday.

      According to the Kansas Highway patrol the accident occurred shortly before 11:30 am on Kansas Highway 103 less than a mile south of Neosho Rapids.   An SUV driven by 77-year-old Dorene Metzger of Gridley was northbound and crossed the the center line colliding with a southbound pickup driven by 80-year-old Hartford resident Stephen Skelton. 

      Metzger was pronounced dead at the scene.  Skelton was transported from the scene by a Lifesave helicopter to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  Skelton died of his injuries shortly after 8 pm. 

      5:41 pm Saturday: UPDATE: One dead, one airlifted after crash outside Neosho Rapids

      A Coffey County woman has died and a Lyon County man was airlifted after a crash near Neosho Rapids on Saturday.

      The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV and pickup collided on Kansas Highway 130 less than a mile south of Neosho Rapids shortly before 11:30 am. The SUV, driven by 77-year-old Dorene Metzger of Gridley, was northbound and crossed the center line for currently unspecified reasons. Her vehicle hit a southbound pickup driven by 80-year-old Stephen Skelton of Hartford.

      Metzger was pronounced dead at the scene. A Lifesave helicopter airlifted Skelton to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita with suspected serious injuries.

      K-130 was closed for almost four hours after the crash.

      2:15 pm Saturday: Kansas Highway 130 closed after crash

      Kansas Highway 130 just south of Neosho Rapids remains closed after a crash Saturday morning.

      Two vehicles collided on the highway near Road 150 shortly before noon. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers, Lyon County deputies, Emporia Fire, Hartford-Neosho Rapids first responders and a Lifesave helicopter converged on the scene.

      Details are being confirmed at this time. We'll have updates on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.

    4. [S1238] Kansas., The Emporia Gazette, (http://www.emporiagazette.com/:), 1 Jan 2021, "Stephen Skelton Obituary," Dec 26, 2020, online archives (http://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_9f9a266a-4544-11eb-9175-831f5da6ff4a.html : accessed 1 Jan 2021). (Reliability: 3).
      Stephen Skelton

      Stephen Skelton, rural Hartford, Kansas, passed away at the Wesley Medical Trauma Center in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the age of 80.

      Stephen was born on December 3, 1940 in Big Rapids, Michigan, the son of Max E. and Shirley (Baker) Skelton. He married Barbara Merritt at Dwight, Kansas on July 17, 1965. She survives of the home. He is also survived by sons, Max Skelton, Garnett, KS, Russell Skelton, Emporia, Jason Skelton, and Justin Skelton, both of Shawnee, OK; and daughters, Pamela Stithem, Reading, KS, and Kristina Rochelle, Shawnee, OK, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Skelton served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He worked as a machinist at BPE, Inc. in Emporia for 36 years.

      Graveside services will be held at the Chicago Mound Cemetery, Southeast of Emporia, on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Military Graveside services will be conducted by members of Ball-McColm Post #5, American Legion and Lowry-Funston Post #1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

      Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society or the Color Guard of Lowry-Funston Post #1980, VFW. Contributions may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box #175, Emporia, KS 66801.

      Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website; www.robertsblue.com.