Grace Rebekah Tucker

1888 - 1971  (83 years)

• Name	Grace Rebekah Tucker
  Birth	9 Apr 1888	Concordville Run, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Jul 1971	Bay Shore, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Burial	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I31649	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	John Tucker
  Mother	Joanna Rebecca Ritter
  Family ID	F11796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy Monroe Skidmore,   b. 27 Apr 1892, East Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 11 Apr 1943, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1918	New York City, New York, New York, United States   [2]
  Notes	at Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1 East 29th Street, by G. C. Houghton, Rector; witnesses were Ethel M. Center and Charles H. Jayne
  Children	1. Ruth Tucker Skidmore,   b. 4 Sep 1920, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 14 Feb 1955, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States (Age 34 years)   2. John Monroe Skidmore,   b. 21 Mar 1925   d. 6 Aug 2002, Lake Placid, Highlands, Florida, United States (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F11789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Died at Southside Hospital Obituary - Mrs. Grace Skidmore, 83, formerly of Patchogue, died July 7 at Southside Hospital, Bay Shore. Born in Pennsylvania, she had lived in Patchogue 50 years. She retired from the Patchogue school system in 1959 after more than 20 years of service. She was the wife of the late Percy Monroe Skidmore. Mrs. Skidmore attended Swarthmore College and held a permanent life certificate for teaching. Previous to teaching in Patchogue, Mrs. Skidmore taught for three years at West Orange, NJ, and four and a half years in Center Moriches. She was a substitute teacher in the Patchogue school system for 12 years in all grades from K-12. She taught full-time in the Patchogue Junior - Senior High School for 11 years. She was past president of the Bay Avenue School PTA, past president of the Senior High School PTA and past president of the Patchogue Central Council, PTA; a former director of the Eastern Suffolk County PTA, and had served on the Long Island District Board of the PTA. She was a life member of the National Council of Parents and Teachers. In the Junior High School she was an advisor to the first class that graduated and was a sponsor of the Tourist Club for several years. She was a member of the Patchogue Congregational Church and had been active in the Women's Fellowship and the Mission Study Group of the church. Mrs. Skidmore is survived by a son, John M. of East Patchogue and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ruland Funeral Home, Patchogue, the Rev. Kenneth A. Halstead officiating. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue. (Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; Patchogue Advance, Jul 8, 1971, Page: 12; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, July 15, 1971, Page: 4)

  
  

• Sources

  [S416] Manhattan, New York - Vital Records, 29 Jun 1918, FHL1643069, Certificate 19898 (Reliability: 2). [S416] Manhattan, New York - Vital Records, 29 Jun 1918, FHL1643069, Certificate 19898 (Reliability: 3).