Mattie "Pete" Jane Skidmore

February 12, 1917 - December 02, 2016

Mattie "Pete" Jane Clarke Skidmore

Obituary for Mattie Jane Clarke Skidmore February 12, 1917-December 2, 2016

Mattie Jane Clarke Skidmore, 99, widow of James Edmund Skidmore, died Friday, December 2, 2016. A former resident of North Third Street, Nicholasville, she had made Wesley Village Senior Living Community in Wilmore her home for the past seven and a half years.

The daughter of William Alex Clarke and Arizona Bristow Clarke, she was the sixth of seven children: Edward (1905-1973), Lewis (1906-1920), Will (1909-1978), Joe (1913-1994), Ruby (1915-2006), and Alex (1918-1922). Also predeceasing her are nephews Edward, William Alan, and niece Kathryn (Kitty) Clarke Perkins.

Survivors include niece Dorothy “Dottie” Clarke Broaddus, niece-in-law Mary Elizabeth Elliot Clarke, great nephew Daniel Ward Clarke, and niece by marriage Elizabeth Skidmore Simpkins. Others include the daughters of Dottie Broaddus: Jerrye Huber, Karen Cronen, and Alta Broaddus; the daughters of Kathryn Perkins: Leslie Ray and Kimberly Clarke Perkins; and the children of Daniel Clarke: Eliot, Cameron, and Alexandra Clarke.

Special friends include Bobby Day and Anna Wilson and family, and Howard and Nancy Downing and family.

Mrs. Skidmore was a devoted partner to her husband and worked with him in business. She was a talented seamstress and a longtime member of Jessamine Homemakers. She was a member of Nicholasville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), The Joy Class, and CWF Circle 4. She enjoyed sharing her home and an understanding ear to many teenagers in her nieces and nephews’ age groups. Her living room was a gathering place after school to watch Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.

Mrs. Skidmore loved water sports and enjoyed hearing about her young friends Matthew and Margaret in their competitive swimming pursuits; other hobbies included gardening and travel, but her favorite pastime was supporting UK sports teams, including football, basketball, and baseball. No matter which sport, if they won the game, she was their greatest cheerleader; if they lost the game, she responded, “They played well and did their best. Remember, they are just young boys/girls.”

A memorial service honoring her life will be held at 11:00, Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home, Nicholasville. Visitation will begin at 10:00 preceding the service. Reverend Nathan Day Wilson and Reverend Lon Oliver will conduct the service. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Nicholasville. Donations in her memory are suggested to Nicholasville Christian Church, 104 South Second Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356. Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Information

Graveside Remembrance Seravice: 11:00 AM Tuesday, Dec. 6

Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Visiting with Friends: After 10:00 AM before Graveside Remembrance Service

Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Donations Information

Nicholasville Christian Church
104 South Second St.
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Directions

Visitation: Hager & Cundiff F.H.

Service: Maple Grove Cemetery

Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery