Skinner, Allene Frances   	

Services for Allene Frances Skinner, 89, of Hallsville, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, 
September 15, 2007, at Welch Funeral Home Garden Court at 4619 Judson Road. Burial 
will follow in LaGrone's Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Skinner died September 12, 2007, at 
a local medical center.

Born August 7, 1918, in Snyder, she was enjoyed making crafts and was a member of 
LaGrone's Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Betty 
Jean Smelley and Rosa Nell Skinner; son, Ted Skinner, Daniel Skinner and Timothy 
Skinner; brothers, John Walton and Bud Walton; and sisters, Demah Lemley, Ila 
Hines, Iva Bridges and Willie Ruth Ford. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, 
prior to services, at the funeral home.

An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the 
obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/14/2007.