MINNIE SKEENS 1892-1956 ALLEN WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY; SERVICES SUNDAY Mrs. Minnie Skeens, wife of Frank Skeens of Allen, Ky., died suddenly Thursday at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jim Murphy, in Ashland, Ky. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Born January 20, 1892, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of Jack Pennington, who preceded her in death, and Laura Adams Pennington, who survives. She was a member of the United Baptist Church. Surviving besides her mother and her husband are one brother, Walter Pennington, Lucasville, Ohio, and one sister, Virginia Daniel, Wheelersburg, Ohio. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Fish Trap United Baptist Church, with Cullie Sparks, Foster Rigsby, and Lonza Reed as officiating ministers. Burial was made in the Williams Cemetery, Low Gap, Ky., under the direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home. Paintsville Herald Wednesday October 3, 1956
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