The following is a collection of letters and documents from Nola Williams Skaggs (1896-1977), a Lawrence County native. Most of the contents of the collection are wartime letters, postcards, and documents from Nola’s son, Howard Farmer Skaggs, while he served in the Army during World War II. Included in the letters are some of his correspondence while he was a German prisoner.
Obituary of Nola Williams Skaggs:
WILLIAMS, Nola M. (Williams)
1896-1977
Funeral services for Mrs. Nola Skaggs, 80, Martha, who died January 27 were conducted January 29 at the Elizabeth Church by the Rev. Howard Sturgill. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Skaggs was born December 26, 1896 at Martha, a daughter of the late Henry Farmer and Melissa Evans Williams. She was a former postmaster at Martha and a member of the Flat Gap Enterprise Church. Her husband, Ford Skaggs died in 1939. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Freda Litzinger of Columbus; a son, Howard Skaggs of Martha; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Gamble of Abilene, TX and Mrs. Blanche Miller of California; a brother, Dr. H. E. Williams, of Daytona Beach, FL and several nieces and nephews. Big Sandy News, February 2, 1977
He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church and worked as a production foreman supervisor and farmer for Ashland Oil. He was also a lifetime member of the V.F.W. D.A.V., served with the Army in World War II, and was a member of Bluegrass Chapter #1 of P.O.W. 100th Division Infantry.
He is survived by his wife, Arline Burton Skaggs of Martha, Ky.; a nephew, Sam (Phyllis) Kingsmore of Louisa, Ky.; three nieces, Karen (Morris) Kennedy of Lexington, Ky., Janet (Greg) Beckelheimer of Louisa, Ky. and Elizabeth (Brad) Ratliff, of Ohio; and several great nieces and nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at Young Funeral Home Chapel in Louisa. Rev. Emmitt Barker, Rev. Buck West and Rev. Donnie Sturgill will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elizabeth Baptist Church in Martha, Ky. or from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Daily Independent, The (Ashland, KY) – Sunday, September 27, 2009
- Howard Farmer Skaggs, WWII Draft Registration Card (Front)
- Howard Farmer Skaggs, WWII Draft Registration Card (Back)
- 1940-09-25 Central Accounting Office
- 1941-08-12 Post Card Back
- 1941-08-12 Post Card Front
- 1941-08-17 Envelope Back Lottie Mae Evans, Greenville, IL
- 1941-08-17 Envelope Front Lottie Mae Evans, Greenville, IL
- 1941-08-17 Letter
- 1941-08-19 Post Card Back
- 1941-08-19 Post Card Front
- 1942-06-18 Envelope to Mr and Mrs Russell Dobyns
- 1942-09-22 Post Card Back
- 1942-09-22 Post Card Front
- 1942-10-07 Postcard Back
- 1942-10-07 Postcard Front
- 1943-03-25 Birth Certificate
- 1943-03-25 Envelope
- 1943-05-29 Envelope
- 1943-05-29 Letter 1
- 1943-05-29 Letter 2
- 1943-05-29 Post Card Back
- 1943-05-29 Post Card Front
- 1943-06-01 Envelope
- 1943-06-01 Letter 1
- 1943-06-01 Letter 2
- 1943-06-04 Envelope
- 1943-06-04 Letter 1
- 1943-06-04 Letter 2
- 1943-06-09 Envelope
- 1943-06-09 Letter 1
- 1943-06-09 Letter 2
- 1943-06-13 Envelope Back
- 1943-06-13 Envelope Front
- 1943-06-13 Letter 1
- 1943-06-13 Letter 2
- 1943-06-13 Letter 3
- 1943-06-18 Envelope
- 1943-06-18 Letter
- 1943-06-18 Post Card Back
- 1943-06-18 Post Card Front
- 1943-06-21 Envelope
- 1943-06-21 Letter 1
- 1943-06-21 Letter 2
- 1943-06-22 Envelope Back
- 1943-06-22 Envelope Front
- 1943-06-22 Letter 1
- 1943-06-22 Letter 2
- 1943-06-25 Envelope
- 1943-06-25 Letter 1
- 1943-06-25 Letter 2
- 1943-06-25 Letter 3
- 1943-06-25 Post Card Back
- 1943-06-25 Post Card Front
- 1943-06-28 Douglas to Nola Envelope
- 1943-06-28 Douglas to Nola Letter 1
- 1943-06-28 Douglas to Nola Letter 2
- 1943-06-28 Douglas to Nola Letter 3
- 1943-06-28 Envelope
- 1943-06-28 Letter 1
- 1943-06-28 Letter 2
- 1943-06-28 Letter 3
- 1943-06-29 Post Card Back
- 1943-06-29 Post Card Front
- 1943-07-04 Envelope
- 1943-07-04 Letter 1
- 1943-07-04 Letter 2
- 1943-07-04 Letter 3
- 1943-07-04 Letter 4
- 1943-07-13 Envelope
- 1943-07-13 Letter 1
- 1943-07-13 Letter 2
- 1943-07-14 Post Card Lucille to Nola Back
- 1943-07-14 Post Card Lucille to Nola Front
- 1943-07-15 Post Card Back
- 1943-07-15 Post Card Front
- 1943-07-15 Post Card Lucille to Nola Back
- 1943-07-15 Post Card Lucille to Nola Front
- 1943-07-17 Envelope
- 1943-07-17 Letter 1
- 1943-07-17 Letter 2
- 1943-07-19 Envelope
- 1943-07-19 Letter 1
- 1943-07-19 Letter 2
- 1943-07-20 Post Card Back
- 1943-07-20 Post Card Front
- 1943-07-26 Envelope Back
- 1943-07-26 Envelope Front
- 1943-07-26 Letter 1
- 1943-07-26 Letter 2
- 1943-07-26 Lucille to Nola Envelope
- 1943-07-26 Lucille to Nola Letter 1
- 1943-07-26 Lucille to Nola Letter 2
- 1943-07-26 Lucille to Nola Letter 3
- 1943-07-26 Lucille to Nola Letter 4
- 1943-07-28 Envelope
- 1943-07-28 Letter 1
- 1943-07-28 Letter 2
- 1943-07-28 Post Card Lucille to Nola Back
- 1943-07-28 Post Card Lucille to Nola Front
- 1943-08-01 Envelope
- 1943-08-01 Letter 1
- 1943-08-01 Letter 2
- 1943-08-01 Letter 3
- 1943-08-1U Envelope Back
- 1943-08-1U Envelope Front
- 1943-08-1U Letter 1
- 1943-08-1U Letter 2
- 1943-08-1U Letter 3
- 1943-08-06 Douglas to Nola Envelope
- 1943-08-06 Douglas to Nola Letter
- 1943-08-07 Post Card Back
- 1943-08-07 Post Card Front
- 1943-08-09 Envelope
- 1943-08-09 Letter
- 1943-08-09 Lucille to Nola Envelope
- 1943-08-09 Lucille to Nola Letter 1
- 1943-08-09 Lucille to Nola Letter 2
- 1943-08-09 Lucille to Nola Letter 3
- 1943-08-10 Post Card Freida to Nola Back
- 1943-08-10 Post Card Freida to Nola Front
- 1943-08-10 Post Card Guinola to Nola Back
- 1943-08-10 Post Card Guinola to Nola Front
- 1943-08-12 Post Card Howard to Nola Back
- 1943-08-12 Post Card Howard to Nola Front
- 1943-08-14 Post Card Howard to Nola Back
- 1943-08-14 Post Card Howard to Nola Front
- 1943-08-15 Envelope
- 1943-08-15 Letter
- 1943-08-23 Envelope
- 1943-08-23 Letter 1
- 1943-08-23 Letter 2
- 1943-08-23 Receipt Back
- 1943-08-23 Receipt Front
- 1943-08-24 Envelope
- 1943-08-24 Letter 1
- 1943-08-25 Envelope Back
- 1943-08-25 Envelope Front
- 1943-08-25 Letter 1
- 1943-08-25 Letter 2
- 1943-08-30 Envelope
- 1943-08-30 Letter 1
- 1943-08-30 Letter 2
- 1943-08-31 Envelope
- 1943-08-31 Letter 1
- 1943-08-31 Letter 2
- 1943-08-31 Letter 3
- 1943-09-02 Envelope
- 1943-09-02 Letter 1
- 1943-09-02 Letter 2
- 1943-09-07 Envelope
- 1943-09-07 Letter 1
- 1943-09-07 Letter 2
- 1943-09-07 Letter 3
- 1943-09-13 Envelope
- 1943-09-13 Letter 1
- 1943-09-13 Letter 2
- 1943-09-22 Envelope
- 1943-09-22 Letter 1
- 1943-09-22 Letter 2
- 1943-09-24 Envelope
- 1943-09-24 Letter
- 1943-09-30 Envelope
- 1943-09-30 Letter 1
- 1943-09-30 Letter 2
- 1943-10-02 Post Card Lucille to Nola Back
- 1943-10-02 Post Card Lucille to Nola Front
- 1943-10-04 Envelope
- 1943-10-04 Letter 1
- 1943-10-04 Letter 2
- 1943-10-14 Post Card Howard to Nola Back
- 1943-10-14 Post Card Howard to Nola Front
- 1943-10-16 Envelope
- 1943-10-16 Letter 1
- 1943-10-16 Letter 2
- 1943-10-16 Letter 3
- 1943-10-18 Envelope
- 1943-10-18 Letter 1
- 1943-10-18 Letter 2
- 1943-10-20 Post Card Back
- 1943-10-20 Post Card Front
- 1943-10-22 Envelope
- 1943-10-22 Letter
- 1943-11-08 Envelope
- 1943-11-08 Letter 1
- 1943-11-08 Letter 2
- 1943-11-08 Letter 3
- 1943-12-13 Post Card Back
- 1943-12-13 Post Card Front
- 1944-02-24 Envelope Back
- 1944-02-24 Envelope Front
- 1944-02-24 Letter 1
- 1944-02-24 Letter 2 Missing Bottom Third
- 1944-02-28 Envelope Back
- 1944-02-28 Envelope Front
- 1944-02-28 Letter 1
- 1944-02-28 Letter 2
- 1944-02-29 Envelope
- 1944-02-29 Letter 1
- 1944-02-29 Letter 2
- 1944-03-03 Envelope
- 1944-03-03 Letter 1
- 1944-03-03 Letter 2
- 1944-03-06 Envelope
- 1944-03-06 Letter 1
- 1944-03-06 Letter 2
- 1944-03-06 Letter 3
- 1944-03-16 Post Card Back
- 1944-03-16 Post Card Front
- 1944-03-UU Envelope
- 1944-03-UU Letter
- 1944-05-02 Envelope
- 1944-05-02 Letter 1
- 1944-05-02 Letter 2
- 1944-05-08 Envelope
- 1944-05-08 Letter 1
- 1944-05-08 Letter 2
- 1944-05-08 Letter 3
- 1944-05-15 Envelope
- 1944-05-15 Letter 1
- 1944-05-15 Letter 2
- 1944-05-22 Envelope
- 1944-05-22 Letter 1
- 1944-05-22 Letter 2
- 1944-05-27 Envelope
- 1944-05-27 Letter 1
- 1944-05-27 Letter 2
- 1944-06-02 Envelope
- 1944-06-02 Letter
- 1944-06-07 Envelope
- 1944-06-07 Letter 1
- 1944-06-07 Letter 2
- 1944-06-18 Envelope
- 1944-06-18 Letter 1
- 1944-06-18 Letter 2
- 1944-06-19 Envelope
- 1944-06-19 Letter 1
- 1944-06-19 Letter 2
- 1944-07-07 Envelope
- 1944-07-07 Letter
- 1944-07-10 Envelope
- 1944-07-10 Letter
- 1944-08-28 Envelope
- 1944-08-28 Letter 1
- 1944-08-28 Letter 2
- 1944-09-20 Envelope Back
- 1944-09-20 Envelope Front
- 1944-09-20 Letter
- 1944-10-01 Envelope Back
- 1944-10-01 Envelope Front
- 1944-10-01 Letter 1
- 1944-10-01 Letter 2
- 1944-10-04 Envelope Back
- 1944-10-04 Envelope Front
- 1944-10-04 Letter
- 1944-10-UU Envelope
- 1944-10-UU Letter
- 1944-11-06 Envelope
- 1944-11-06 Letter
- 1944-11-11 Envelope
- 1944-11-11 Letter
- 1944-11-18 Envelope
- 1944-11-18 Letter 1
- 1944-11-18 Letter 2
- 1944-11-26 Envelope
- 1944-11-26 Letter
- 1944-12-17 Envelope
- 1944-12-17 Letter 1
- 1944-12-17 Letter 2
- 1944-12-22 Envelope Mailed 1945-01-04
- 1944-12-22 Letter Mailed 1945-01-04
- 1945-01-08 Envelope
- 1945-01-08 Letter 1
- 1945-01-08 Letter 3, 2
- 1945-02-06 POW Card 1 Back
- 1945-02-06 POW Card 1 Front
- 1945-02-23 Nola to Howard Envelope
- 1945-02-23 Nola to Howard Letter
- 1945-03-06 POW Card 2 Back
- 1945-03-06 POW Card 2 Front
- 1945-03-13 POW Card Back
- 1945-03-13 POW Card Front
- 1945-03-13 POW Card Inside
- 1945-04-18 Letter Inside
- 1945-04-18 Letter Outside
- 1945-04-24 Western Union Envelope Back
- 1945-04-24 Western Union Envelope Front
- 1945-04-24 Western Union Letter
- 1945-04-26 Letter
- 1945-04-26 Western Union Envelope Back
- 1945-04-26 Western Union Envelope Front
- 1945-04-26 Western Union Letter
- 1945-07-10 Envelope
- 1945-07-10 Letter 1
- 1945-07-10 Letter 2
- 1945-07-19 Envelope Back
- 1945-07-19 Envelope Front
- 1945-07-19 Letter 1
- 1945-07-19 Letter 2
- 1945-08-09 Envelope
- 1945-08-09 Letter 1
- 1945-08-09 Letter 2
- 1945-08-15 Envelope
- 1945-08-15 Letter 1
- 1945-08-15 Letter 2
- 1945-08-24 Envelope
- 1945-08-24 Letter 1
- 1945-08-24 Letter 2
- 1945-09-24 Envelope
- 1945-09-24 Letter 1
- 1945-09-24 Letter 2
- 1945-10-30 Envelope
- 1945-10-30 Letter 1
- 1945-10-30 Letter 2
Not all of the items in the collection have been sorted and given a date. There is a portion of envelopes and letters that have not been matched up, but will still be posted below.
- 1943-06-23 Envelope 2
- 1943-06-25 Letter 2-1
- 1943-06-25 Letter 2-2
- 1943-06-UU Envelope Fort Hayes, before Crowder
- 1943-06-UU Letter 1 Fort Hayes, before Crowder
- 1943-06-UU Letter 2 Fort Hayes, before Crowder
- 1943-07-22 Envelope Camp Crowder, MO
- 1943-07-24 Envelope Back Baltimore, MD
- 1943-07-24 Envelope Front Baltimore, MD
- 1943-08-03 Envelope Camp Crowder, MO
- 1943-08-05 Envelope Camp Crowder, MO
- 1943-08-19 Skaggs Letter 23 Pg 1
- 1943-08-19 Skaggs Letter 23 Pg 2
- 1943-09-16 Envelope Newport News, VA Fort Eustis VA
- 1943-09-20 Envelope 12
- 1943-10-07 Envelope Camp Murphy, FL from Rev Jones
- 1943-10-09 Envelope Newport News, VA
- 1943-10-11 Envelope Fort Eustis
- 1944-03-01 Envelope 15
- 1944-07-01 Envelope Camp Carson, CO
- 1944-07-03 Envelope Camp Carson, CO
- 1945-01-18 POW Letter 1
- 1945-01-18 POW Letter 2
- Camp Davis Skaggs Letter 19 Pg 1
- Camp Davis Skaggs Letter 19 Pg 2
- Camp Davis Skaggs Letter 19 Pg 3
- Envelope 1
- Fort Eustis, VA Skaggs Letter 21 Pg 1
- Fort Eustis, VA Skaggs Letter 21 Pg 2
- Fort Eustis, VA Skaggs Letter 28 Pg 1
- Letter 1
- Letter 2
- Post Card 8 Back got to crowder yesterday
- Post Card 8 Front got to crowder yesterday
- Skaggs Letter 3 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 3 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 3 Pg 3
- Skaggs Letter 4 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 4 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 8 Pg 1 before crowder
- Skaggs Letter 8 Pg 2 before crowder
- Skaggs Letter 8 Pg 3 before crowder
- Skaggs Letter 9 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 9 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 10 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 10 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 11 Pg 1 to Frieda from Lucille
- Skaggs Letter 11 Pg 2 to Frieda from Lucille
- Skaggs Letter 12 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 13 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 13 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 14 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 15 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 15 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 16 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 16 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 18 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 18 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 20 Unsure where it goes
- Skaggs Letter 22 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 22 Pg 2
- Skaggs Letter 26 Pg 1
- Skaggs Letter 27 Pg 1 Lucille to Nola