Dorothy Minette Moore Skinner
Date of birth: 15 Jul 1938
Date of death: 22 Dec 2024
Burial Information
Section 04 (Click Here for Section Map)Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0250-01
Status: Occupied
Notes
Birth: 15 Jul 1938 - Cross Roads, Holmes Co., MS
Death: 22 Dec 2024 -Jackson, Hinds Co., MS
Marriage: 07 Jun 1958 - Lexington, Holmes Co., MS
Burial: 28 Dec 2024
Obituary
Dorothy Minette Skinner
Jul 15, 1938 — Dec 22, 2024
Jackson
Dorothy “Minette” Skinner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2024. She was 86 years old. She was born July 15, 1938, to Noah and Ruth Moore.
Minette was raised in Lexington, MS, where she met and married William Louis Skinner. Minette and Louis made their home in Jackson, MS, where he was a Lieutenant with Jackson Police Department.
Minette is a former member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School with her dear friend, Hilda Shoemake. After Louis’ death in 1971, she returned to school, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, providing the ability to care for their 3 sons and paving the way to her retirement from Jackson Public Schools in the mid – nineties. After she moved back to Lexington in 2021, she became a member of First Baptist Church.
After retirement, Minette enjoyed lunches with her Widow’s Club that she founded to give other widows an opportunity to share friendship and family stories over lunch.
Minette cherished spending time with her best friend, Rita Lum, who passed away four days prior to her passing. Rita’s son, Darrell, summed it up perfectly with his kind words; “Two women having babies develop a friendship that spanned over 60 years and go to see Jesus four days apart, only God could write a story that beautiful”.
Minette had many hobbies that brought her joy. She loved working in her yard, planting flowers. She loved shopping. She took pride in decorating her home and tables for every holiday, birthday, and celebration.
Minette is preceded in death by her husband, William Louis Skinner; her parents, Noah and Ruth Moore; her twin brother, Melvin. Older brother, Dutch, and her sisters, Eloise Alderman and Jean Marshall.
Mimi, as her family called her, is survived by her sons, Bill, Mike (Nicole), and Chris(Judy); grandchildren, Tiffany Snell (Chris), Michael (Amy), Wesley (Nicole), Trey, Brett, Nikki, and Noah. Great grandchildren, William, Harper, Mabry, Hadley, Ansley, Sawyer, and Weston (due in Feb. 2025); sisters, Edith Aldridge, Billie Hubbert (James), Loretta Wilson (Jim); sisters in law, Shirley Skinner and Ruby Moore; brother-in-law, David Skinner. She also leaves behind, lifelong friends, Hilda Shoemake and Christine Stevens, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Serving the family as Pall Bearers are her grandsons, Michael, Noah, Wesley, Brett, Trey, Chris Snell, and William Snell.
Chancellor Funeral Home (Byram, MS)
December 24, 2024
https://www.chancellorfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dorothy-skinner
Family Members
Parents
Noah Lester Moore
1898–1973
Ruth Seago Moore
1903–2004
Siblings
Dutch R. Moore
1927–2006
Jean Moore Marshall
1933–2009
Lester Melvin Moore
1938–2013
Eloise Moore Alderman
1925–2021
Edith Moore Alderman
Living
Billie Moore Hubbert
Living
Loretta Moore Wilson
Living
Spouse
William Lewis Skinner
1934–1971 (m. 1958)
Birth: 15 Jul 1938 - Cross Roads, Holmes Co., MS
Death: 22 Dec 2024 -Jackson, Hinds Co., MS
Marriage: 07 Jun 1958 - Lexington, Holmes Co., MS
Burial: 28 Dec 2024
Obituary
Dorothy Minette Skinner
Jul 15, 1938 - Dec 22, 2024Jackson
Dorothy “Minette” Skinner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2024. She was 86 years old. She was born July 15, 1938, to Noah and Ruth Moore.
Minette was raised in Lexington, MS, where she met and married William Louis Skinner. Minette and Louis made their home in Jackson, MS, where he was a Lieutenant with Jackson Police Department.
Minette is a former member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School with her dear friend, Hilda Shoemake. After Louis’ death in 1971, she returned to school, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, providing the ability to care for their 3 sons and paving the way to her retirement from Jackson Public Schools in the mid – nineties. After she moved back to Lexington in 2021, she became a member of First Baptist Church.
After retirement, Minette enjoyed lunches with her Widow’s Club that she founded to give other widows an opportunity to share friendship and family stories over lunch.
Minette cherished spending time with her best friend, Rita Lum, who passed away four days prior to her passing. Rita’s son, Darrell, summed it up perfectly with his kind words; “Two women having babies develop a friendship that spanned over 60 years and go to see Jesus four days apart, only God could write a story that beautiful”.
Minette had many hobbies that brought her joy. She loved working in her yard, planting flowers. She loved shopping. She took pride in decorating her home and tables for every holiday, birthday, and celebration.
Minette is preceded in death by her husband, William Louis Skinner; her parents, Noah and Ruth Moore; her twin brother, Melvin. Older brother, Dutch, and her sisters, Eloise Alderman and Jean Marshall.
Mimi, as her family called her, is survived by her sons, Bill, Mike (Nicole), and Chris(Judy); grandchildren, Tiffany Snell (Chris), Michael (Amy), Wesley (Nicole), Trey, Brett, Nikki, and Noah. Great grandchildren, William, Harper, Mabry, Hadley, Ansley, Sawyer, and Weston (due in Feb. 2025); sisters, Edith Aldridge, Billie Hubbert (James), Loretta Wilson (Jim); sisters in law, Shirley Skinner and Ruby Moore; brother-in-law, David Skinner. She also leaves behind, lifelong friends, Hilda Shoemake and Christine Stevens, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Serving the family as Pall Bearers are her grandsons, Michael, Noah, Wesley, Brett, Trey, Chris Snell, and William Snell.
Chancellor Funeral Home (Byram, MS)
December 24, 2024
https://www.chancellorfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dorothy-skinner
Family Members
Parents
Noah Lester Moore
1898–1973
Ruth Seago Moore
1903–2004
Siblings
Dutch R. Moore
1927–2006
Jean Moore Marshall
1933–2009
Lester Melvin Moore
1938–2013
Eloise Moore Alderman
1925–2021
Edith Moore Alderman
Living
Billie Moore Hubbert
Living
Loretta Moore Wilson
Living
Spouse
William Lewis Skinner
1934–1971 (m. 1958)
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