Mary Lou Skipper, 57, of the Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at UPMC Montefiore, Hospital in Pittsburgh, following a long illness.
She was born in Morgantown on June 6, 1961, to the late Pete and Bonnie Mae Blosser.
Mary Lou owned and operated Skipper’s Personal Care Home for nearly 40 years. She also worked for WVU Hospital as a housekeeping assistant. Mary Lou was a life-long member of the Cool Springs VFD and was Monongalia County’s first female 1st responder.
Mary Lou loved shopping. She would be up at the crack of dawn, ready to go yardsaling. Black Friday’s were always an adventure. She was also quite the cook, ready to feed an army. She enjoyed baking and canning.
More than anything, she cherished her grandchildren and spending time with her family.
She was Pentecostal by faith and was a trustee of God’s Family Bible Church.
Mary Lou is survived by her husband of 37 years, Bobby “Skip” Skipper Jr.; one daughter, Amanda Baker and her husband, KJ; son, Bo Skipper and wife, Amy; stepdaughter, Jessica McElroy and husband, Ben, of Washington; two sisters, Barbie Grimes and husband, Jerry, and Charlotte Grimes and husband, Dayton; four grandchildren, Colton Baker, Bonnie “Abby” Baker, Braxton Skipper and Piper Skipper; special nephew, who would have been her living donor, D.J. Summers; special friend, Carol “Pee Pee” Hart; special aunt, Naomi Davis; sisters-in-law Carlotta Cawthorn and Billy Hoeing, of Chesapeake, Va., Anita and David Foster, of Salem; and brother-in-law, David and Lennetta Skipper, of Beaver. Also surviving is her mother-in-law, Marylin Skipper, of Norfolk, Va.; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by special aunt and best friend, Rosella Kay Cox; brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Doreen Skipper; and her father-in-law, Robert Skipper Sr.
Family will receive friends at Fred Jenkins Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, and from 11 a.m. Monday, May 6, until the noon service with Pastor Donna Dalton officiating. Honoring her wishes, cremation will follow.
Please consider a donation in memory of Mary Lou to the Cool Springs VFD, 2760 Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, WV 26508.
