Alice Skinner

Newnan, Georgia- Alice Howell Skinner, 52, died in the presence of her family in her home in Newnan, GA on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Mrs. Skinner was born July 24, 1955, in Selma Alabama. She was a graduate of Baker High School in Columbus, GA, and attended Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. She met and married Richard M. Skinner in Columbus, GA on February 2, 1991 and they resided in Columbus, GA. for the first 12 years of their marriage. At the time of her death they had resided in Newnan, GA for the past 5 years. Mrs. Skinner had worked for the United States Department of Defense Domestic Dependent School system for the past 27 years at Fort Benning, GA, and at the headquarters for the Department of Defense school system in Peachtree City, GA. Mrs. Skinner held several supervisory positions during her employment with the school system, the last of which was Director of Information Technology for all of the stateside dependent schools. Mrs. Skinner is survived by her husband, Richard M. Skinner of Newnan; two daughters, Jen Wampler of Columbia, S.C. and Katie Russell of Columbus, GA, her mother, Martha Boettcher of Columbus, GA; one sister, Lori Jenkins of Columbus, GA.; one step-daughter, Kathy Ivory of Gaithersburg, MD.; one step-son, Jeff Skinner of Rochester, NY ; four grandchildren, Cody Russell of Columbus, GA, Bailey Russell of Columbus, GA, Sam Wampler of Columbia, SC, Catie Skinner of Rochester, NY, Chad Ivory of Palm Coast, FL, Cameron Ivory of Gaithersburg. MD; one great-grandson, Keaton Ivory of Palm Coast, FL; two step-sisters, Leslie Taylor of Dayton, TN; Sydney Gutman of Columbus, GA; and two step-brothers, Jay Boettcher of Atlanta, GA; and Bruce Boettcher of Columbus, GA. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 7, 2007, in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St., Newnan, Georgia 30263. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, October 7, 2007 from 3:00 to 3:45 PM. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mckoon. com Instead of Flowers the family requests memorial donations be sent to the American Cancer Society , 135 Bradford Square, Suite B, Fayetteville, GA 30215 or to Countryside Hospice Care, 37-G Jefferson Parkway Suite 202, Newnan, Georgia 30263. McKoon Funeral Home (770) 253-4580

Alice Skinner

July 24, 1955 - September 29, 2007