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Robert Gene “Bob” Skiles

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Robert Gene “Bob” Skiles

Birth
Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Aug 2021 (aged 85)
Burial
Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0999, Longitude: -90.9217278
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Robert G. Skiles, 85, of Biggsville, Illinois died at his daughter's home on Saturday, August 7, 2021.

Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 11th at First Christian Church, Keithsburg with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Memorials may be left for Keithsburg First Christian Church. Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo is handling arrangements.

Robert Gene was born February 26, 1936 in Schuyler County, Illinois the son of Homer and Bertha Lincoln Skiles. On October 2, 1955 he married Betty Jean Young in Augusta, Illinois. They were married until her passing on February 21, 2012. Bob married Shirley Phillips Ewing on July 23, 2016 in Keithsburg; Shirley unexpectedly passed away on July 21, 2021. Bob worked as a plumber in Geneseo and Orion, later going out on his own in the Quad Cities area as Bob's Plumbing. He was a member of First Christian Church, Keithsburg. In his free-time you could find Bob either fishing or tinkering in his shed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Betty, 4 sisters, 3 brothers and wife Shirley.

Obituary from Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo
Robert G. Skiles, 85, of Biggsville, Illinois died at his daughter's home on Saturday, August 7, 2021.

Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 11th at First Christian Church, Keithsburg with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Memorials may be left for Keithsburg First Christian Church. Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo is handling arrangements.

Robert Gene was born February 26, 1936 in Schuyler County, Illinois the son of Homer and Bertha Lincoln Skiles. On October 2, 1955 he married Betty Jean Young in Augusta, Illinois. They were married until her passing on February 21, 2012. Bob married Shirley Phillips Ewing on July 23, 2016 in Keithsburg; Shirley unexpectedly passed away on July 21, 2021. Bob worked as a plumber in Geneseo and Orion, later going out on his own in the Quad Cities area as Bob's Plumbing. He was a member of First Christian Church, Keithsburg. In his free-time you could find Bob either fishing or tinkering in his shed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Betty, 4 sisters, 3 brothers and wife Shirley.

Obituary from Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo


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  • Created by: Jan
  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232541819/robert_gene-skiles: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Gene “Bob” Skiles (26 Feb 1936–7 Aug 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232541819, citing Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Jan (contributor 48965389).