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Ellis Willie Skaggs

Posted 2018-02-17 by mhenderson
Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ -
Posted on June 27, 2015 -

Ellis Wllie Skaggs, 87, passed away June 22, 2015 in Lake Havasu City.
He was born Sept. 1, 1927 in Anadarko, Okla.

Ellis was a man with many facets. He could be funny, stern, generous
and opinionated. While he liked things done his way, he would give you
the shirt off his back if he thought you needed it.

He joined the Army before he was legally old enough to do so and told
many stories of how “he did it his way”. Ellis was a plumber by trade
and spent many years in this field. In 2010, he was honored with a few
others by the Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Local 398 as a member with
more than 50 years of service.

He loved sports, particularly baseball, football and horse racing. He
coached Little League when the kids were young. He owned a racehorse
for a while but found it wasn’t a lucrative pastime. Hunting with his
brothers and other family members was one of his great passions.

He and Marge spent a lot of time camping and boating. Love of these
activities, were passed on to their kids. Ellis loved all his
grandkids but was partial to the unruly ones, as they reminded him of
himself as a boy.

Ellis is survived by his wife, Margaret Skaggs of Lake Havasu City;
sons, Robert Skaggs and Al and Doug Bartolotti; daughter, Teresa
Daivs-Franklin; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three
brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by his parents and
four sisters.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday at Lake Havasu Mortuary
Chapel with full military honors presented by the VFW. Burial will
follow at Havasu Memorial Gardens with the Patriot Riders assisting
the motorcade to the Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Lake Havasu Mortuary & Crematory,
2225 N. Kiowa Blvd.



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