Lee Davis Skelton's Obituary
Lee Skelton joined her parents Cora Stroupe Davis and Samuel Darden Davis in Heaven 7/16/2019. She passed away peacefully at her home. She is also greeted by her sisters Ann, Fannie, Dell and Sammie. She is now with her beloved Jesus.Lee was born 5/4/1928. As a child, she lived in the little town of Field City just north of Dallas. She, her parents and siblings lived on a small farm, growing their own food like so many others during the Great Depression. Life was hard. Her dad died in a farm accident when she was 5. Her mother Cora went on to raise the children alone.Lee married Robert Skelton Jr. when she was 19 after the war was over. She became a homemaker and a mother. She always thought of herself as a “helpmate”. They had 2 daughters, Cathy and Kim. Divorced after 14 years of marriage, she married again to John Slaughter and had a son, the apple of her eye, Jack.She worked in sales and marketing. Later she divorced and raised the children. Lee had a glamorous nature and a flirtatious manner. Always attracting people, she was exceptionally beautiful inside and out and the children thought of her as their very own Marilyn Monroe. She was a great dancer and taught dance at Arthur Murray dance studios. She played a pretty good You Are My Sunshine on the guitar.After retirement she loved traveling, going to Grand Cayman, Las Vegas, Colorado and Arkansas. Both the slots at Shreveport and Choctaw were some of her favorite destinations. Gambling with her family members and seeing a big win was great fun and she took losses in stride. As she slowed down (only recently) she loved crocheting and making jewelry on an industrial scale!Lee was compassionate, caring and loved children, especially her grandson Stephen. He is the apple of her eye 2.0!She was a force of nature, one of a kind. Her strong faith in the Lord and her full life will give us comfort.She is survived by daughters Cathy Skelton Mitchell and husband Robert, Kimberly Skelton Wilde and husband Gery, son Jack Slaughter and grandson Stephen Beres, brother Sam Davis and wife Estella. She has numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.She will be greatly missed.
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