Joshua Ward Skeen

AIKEN – Mr. Joshua Ward Skeen, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, May 19, 2017 at Aiken Memorial Gardens with The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Skeen was born in Kentuck, WV to the late Henry Beecher and Ora Hamon Skeen. He served in the US Navy in World War II. After the war he joined DuPont and later moved to Aiken during the construction of the Savannah River Site. He retired from the site as an area superintendent. He was a founding member of the South Aiken Presbyterian Church and ACTS. He was active in Aiken youth baseball, coaching for many years. He is survived by his two sons, David Skeen, Aiken and Michael Skeen, Waynesboro, GA. In addition to his parents, Mr. Skeen was preceded in death by his first wife Kathy Skeen and his second wife Ellie Skeen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801 Mr. Skeen’s online guestbook may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Joshua Ward Skeen, please visit our flower store.