Gerald Richard Skelton

Funeral Services for Mr. Gerald Richard Skelton, age 81, will be held at 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 18, 2018, at Cypress Methodist Church with Gene Burkeen officiating. Interment will follow in The Cypress Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Skelton passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2018, at his home in Bells, TN. He was born, September 20, 1936 in Crockett Mills, TN, to the late Richard Beecher Skelton and Emma Fern Harber Skelton. Mr. Gerald was an active member of the Alamo Masonic Lodge for 58 years. He was also a member of the West TN Polled Herford Association and the TN Polled Herford Association for 50 years, and a longtime member of the Cypress United Methodist Church.
Mr. Skelton is preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Harber Skelton.
Surviving relative include his wife, Carolyn Skelton; sons, Ricky Skelton (Karen), Brian Skelton (Monica); grandchildren, Richard Chace Skelton, Robert Joseph Skelton, Hunter Daniel Skelton, Christopher Heath Skelton.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to the Cypress Cemetery Fund or to Neighbors Offering Assistance and Hope (H.O.P.E.)
Visitation will be held, Sunday, June 17, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Cypress United Methodist Church.