Lawrence D. Skelton

Lawrence D. Skelton, 81, of Elm Springs, Ark., died Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Springdale. He was born July 30, 1931, in Winslow, the son of Henry Eli and Pricella Fay Anderson Skelton. He was the retired owner of System Leasing and one of the founders of the Ozark Military Museum. He was a member of Robinson Avenue Church of Christ in Springdale. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by a daughter, Kathy Passmore and her husband, Mark of Springdale; two sons, Curtis Skelton and his wife, Pam of Farmington and Vernon Skelton and his wife, Myra of Elm Springs; three brothers, Quentin Skelton, Pierson Skelton and Dwain Skelton; a sister, Rose Wagner; and 10 grandchildren, Clinton Skelton, William Skelton, Bethany Skelton, Kyle Passmore, Cameron Passmore, Chandler Passmore, Eli Skelton, Luke Skelton, Samuel Skelton and Gabriel Skelton. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Moore's Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robinson Avenue Church of Christ in Springdale, under the direction of Moore's Chapel. Burial will be in Black Oak Cemetery, near Winslow. To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.