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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

Obituary of Howard Farmer Skaggs:
SKAGGS, Howard Farmer
1920-2009
Howard Farmer Skaggs, 89, of Martha, Ky. died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at 3:45 a.m. in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa after a short illness. He was born March 15, 1920, in Martha, Ky. to the late Ford K. and Nola Williams Skaggs.

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

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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