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McKinney Courier Gazette, McKinney, Texas, Friday, June 6, 1969, Page 7, Col. 5: Mrs. Skelton dies Thursday in hospital. Mrs. Annie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Skelton, 85, of 405 North Bradley Street, died Thursday night in Wysong hospital following several weeks illness. A native of Celina, she born Dec. 1, 1883, the daughter of William and Alice Beck, pioneer resident of Collin county. She was a charger member of the Celina Christian Church and since residing in McKinney had been active in the First Christian Church. Mrs. Skelton was a member of the Eastern Star, Jane Douglas Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Texas Poetry Society, McKinney Garden Club and a leader in the civic and church life of the community. She married B. Frank Skelton at Alla Hubbard June 2, 1909, a well-known McKinney teacher at the time of his death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Wilcox and Mrs. T. O. Kite, both of Dallas; son, Max B. Skelton of Houston; nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren; sister, Mrs. C. G. Courcier of California. Her husband and three sons preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Turrentine-Jackson Chapel, Rev. Robert Hooks, officiating with burial in Pecan Grove.

Birth	1 Dec 1883	Celina, Collin Co., Texas
Marriage	2 Jun 1909	Collin Co., Texas - Benjamin Franklin Skelton
Death	5 Jun 1969	McKinney, Collin Co., Texas
Burial		A. Lizzie Beck Skelton, Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin Co., Texas

Spouse	Benjamin Franklin Skelton (1877 - 1952)
Child	Benjamin Franklin Skelton Jr (1911 - 1918)
Child	Mildred Allyene Skelton (1912 - 2014)
Child	William Thomas Skelton (1914 - 1957)
Child	Max Beck Skelton (1916 - 1992)
Child	Viola Mauryene Skelton (1918 - )
Child	Paul Ryan Skelton (1926 - 1946)

Father	William Alexander Beck (1836 - 1909)
Mother	Alice Mandyville Kirkpatrick (1846 - 1895)
Sibling	Nathan Albert Beck (1868 - 1894)
Sibling	Caleb Ruben Beck (1870 - 1961)
Sibling	Emily "Emma" Susan Beck (1872 - 1955)
Sibling	Mary Alice Beck (1874 - 1890)
Sibling	Jesse Radford Beck (1876 - 1954)
Sibling	William Dibbrell Beck (1878 - 1957)
Sibling	Amonette "Ammy" Clyde Beck (1881 - 1905)
Sibling	Martha Belle Florence Beck (1887 - 1977)
Sibling	Viola Venus Beck (1889 - 1962)