Laura Francis Skates' Obituary
We celebrate the life of Laura Francis Skates, who passed away on June 5, 2018. Laura was born in Bay City, Texas on October 23, 1943, and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1968, where she raised her family and retired from St. Francis Hospital after 28 years.She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jerry Skates, her mother, Dorothy Durdin, and her children, Pamela Marshall and husband James and Michael Skates and wife Janet. She is also survived by her niece, Laurie McVay, her grandchildren Nicholas Moellman and wife Nicole, Zachary Skates and Esthefania Jimenez, Stephen Marshall, Megan Skates, and her great granddaughter Laurel May Moellman. Laura is preceded in death by her father, Bernes Durdin, her sister Virgie McVay, and her brother in law, Roy McVay.Laura was a beautiful, vibrant woman, who loved her family above all else, and whose memory will live on through them. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel.
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