Location: V-Eichelberger

Born: January 15, 1951 Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico

Died: October 24, 2010 China Spring, McLennan County, Texas

Son of Albert Henry Skinner and Anna Mae Lee Skinner

Husband of Karla Skinner

Don Skinner, 59, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Tom Singo officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors.

Don was born Jan. 15, 1951, in Eunice, N.M. to Albert Henry and Anna Mae Lee Skinner. Don was a longtime loyal employee of Koch Industries for 25 years.

Don was preceded in death by his father, Albert Henry Skinner.

Those left behind to cherish Don’s memory are his loving wife, Karla Skinner; daughter, Naomi Skinner; nephews, who were like sons to him, Anthony McQuade and Jason McQuade; mother, Anna Mae Skinner, siblings, Etta Ann Granville, Kenneth Wayne Skinner, Janet Kay Singo, and David Kelly Skinner; and numerous other relatives.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Don Skinner may be made to St. Paul Medical Foundation Heart and Lung Transplant Program, Dallas, TX.