Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

On June 27, 2023, Ms. Mattie Ruth Flippo Skelton peacefully left her earthly home and was reunited with her husband and family. Mattie was born in Waynesboro, to the late William and Stella Pearl Flippo on January 11, 1934. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Herbert C. Skelton; her children Brenda Clark, Patsy Whitehead, Norma Jones, and Linda Skelton; and several brothers and sisters.

Her memory will carry on in those she has left behind including her sons Billy (Faye) Skelton, Lester (Becky) Skelton, and Ricky (Mary) Skelton; her siblings Bill Hicks and Ruby Hammock; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great grandchildren and two more on the way.

Visitation with family and friends was held in the chapel of Adair Funeral and Cremation Services on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Funeral services took place Friday, June 30, 2023, with brother Bill Webb officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Gardens.