Wilma Northcraft Skidmore Cunningham

Wilma Northcraft Skidmore Cunningham, 83, of Friendly, WV, passed away December 31, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born November 6, 1936, in Tyler County, WV, a daughter of the late Oscar Northcraft and Mamie Ankrom Northcraft and Ethel Thorn Northcraft. Wilma worked as a cook for Ingram Barge Lines and as a Receptionist at the Sistersville Tank Works. She was also a volunteer EMT. She was a 1954 graduate of SHS and loved having monthly dinners with her classmates. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. She loved quilting, adult coloring books and she was an avid reader. She is survived by her sons, Perry (Cathy) Skidmore of Friendly, WV and Joe (Lisa) Skidmore of Charleston, WV; daughter, Sue Todd of Friendly, WV; sisters, Janet (Roger) Deaton and Martha (Bud) Buck and brother, Abe (Betty) Cowgill; nine grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren and adopted grandchildren, Joey and Sherri Carroll. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Richard Skidmore; brothers, Joseph (Lalah) Northcraft, "Pinky" (Jane) Northcraft, Jerry Cowgill and sister, Barbara (Paul) Bailey. Friends may call at Myers Funeral Home for visitation on Thursday, January 2, 2020 from 4-8 PM. Services will be Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11:00 am with Pastor Ben Thomas officiating. Interment will be at Friendly Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered at myersfuneralhomewv.com. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Wilma Northcraft Skidmore Cunningham, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.