Virginia Skelton

Virginia Skelton

Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Skelton, better known as Virginia, 96, of Brilliant, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 12, 2025. She passed away in the South Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hoover, Ala. Virginia was a devoted woman of faith, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Skelton was born on Dec. 14, 1928, in Brilliant. She was the cherished daughter of Charles Monroe Huguley and Mary Etta Hulsey Huguley. She was a graduate of Brillant High School and Birmingham Business College. She was employed with Alabama Association of Credit Executives in Birmingham for 35 years until her retirement. Virginia’s life was a testimony of grace, love and unwavering faith. She was a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, where she found great joy in worship, fellowship and serving others.  Her gentle spirit, kind heart and steadfast prayers were a blessing to all who knew her.
She is survived by her devoted daughter, Marsha Skelton Parker and her husband, Dennis; her beloved granddaughter, Jessica Parker Newman and husband Jeff Newman II; and two great-grandchildren, Julieanne Newman Abston and her husband, Jared, and Jeff Newman III; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Skelton was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Charlie “J.C.” Skelton; her parents; and nine siblings, Ruby Norris, Helen Stanford, Eloise Lawrence, Herbert, Earl, Hermon, Rayburn, Charles and Leon Huguley.
A Celebration of Life service was held on July 15, 2025 at the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Brilliant Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to your favorite charitable organization or church in memory on Mrs. Skelton.

Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253
Winfield, AL  35594
205-487-4327