Mark was born on August 18, 1942, in Beckley, WV to the late Victor Mark Skaggs and Virginia Settle Skaggs. He worked as a claims adjuster with Nationwide Insurance Co. and as an agent with American National Insurance Co. in Huntington, WV and after relocating to Fayetteville he retired from Nationwide as a claims adjuster.
He was a Boy Scout and earned his Eagle Scout Award. He was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Barboursville, WV where he served on the Bus Ministry for many years and was also a Gideon.
He was a current member of Arran Lake Baptist Church, where friends became his family. He was A Child of The King and a proud WV Mountaineer.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Arran Lake Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to the service at the Church. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Blue Ridge Funeral Home in Beckley, WV The family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Mark was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend to all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret “Maggie” Skaggs; daughter, Shelley Skaggs Smith; son, Alan Michael Skaggs and wife Laura; daughter, Shea Skaggs Loewen and husband Jeff; sister, Patricia S. Lewis and husband Spencer; twin brother, Mack Skaggs and wife Tammy; grandchildren, Timothy “Timmy” C. Smith II, Mason Thomas Loewen, Micah Loewen and Mark Loewen; many nieces and nephews and his beloved in-laws.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International or to your local Church.
Funeral arrangements by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home, 545 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, N.C. 28301 and Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, WV 25801
Online condolences may be made at http://www.jerniganwarren.com
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