Mary Skelton

Obituaries

Monday, 14 February 2022 13:38

Mrs. Mary Jean Dobbs Skelton, 80 of Scottsboro, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Scottsboro Funeral Home with Dr. Kevin Bussey and Rev. David Moorman officiating. Burial followed at Cedar Hill cemetery.
Jean was born in Franklin, Kentucky to the late Sherman and Ellis and Mildred Dobbs. She attended Center Point Baptist Church and was well known in the community as an independent insurance consultant serving the Tennessee Valley area and as a co-owner of the former Skelton Pharmacy and Gifts. Her life was filled with love and service to family, friends and clients.
She is survived by her siblings, twin sister, Jane Points, Joanna (Charlie) Hoffman, David Dobbs; nieces and nephews, Cassandra (Kevin) Bussey, Carmen (Pete) Bosen, John (Abby) Dobbs, Mary Dobbs; great-nieces and great-nephews, Jacob (Hannah) Bussey, Ethan Bosen, Kate Bosen, Hope Bussey, Warren, Truitt, Silas and Graham Dobbs; countless friends she considered as family. She was preceded in death by her stepmother, Marianna Dobbs.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Beauty and the Beast Fund, 406 West Charlotte Avenue, Scottsboro, Ala. 35768, to provide assistance to residents undergoing chemotherapy or radiation for breast cancer.