The Whitewright Sun
Thursday, June 24, 1971
pg. 1

MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD FOR LT. COL. SKIPWORTH

Memorial services were held Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska, for Lt. Col. Billy L. Skipworth at 3:00 p.m. in the SAC Memorial Chapel at Offutt Air Force Base, with Chaplain A.B. Jamison officiating.  Chaplain Jamison is a former pastor of the First United Methodist Church here.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. "Bill" Skipworth of Bells.  Mr. and Mrs. Skipworth attended the memorial
services and were accompanied by their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison French of Bells.
Lt. Col. Skipworth attended public schools in Bells, Arlington State College and Austin College and graduated from
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Kent of Whitewright; a son, Tim, and a daughter, Lynn; and a sister, Mrs. Harrison French of Bells.
The Lt. Colonel's parents were notified last Friday that there were no survivors from the crash of the C-135 Air Force
Jet Transport that vanished in the Pacific with 24 aboard on a flight from Pago Pago American Samoa on June 13.
Also attending the memorial services were Mrs. Skipworth's brothers and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kent and Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Kent, all of Whitewright and a sister, Mrs. Leroy Ates of Abilene.

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Photo of Col Skipworths painting being show to his son and grandson. 2009. They were touring the Billy L Skipworth Operations Center-Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

List of men on board the C-47 at the time of the crash.