Charlie Skipper
Posted: January 20, 2022
COLUMBUS — Charlie Skipper, 74, died Jan. 13, 2022, in Columbus.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Springfield M.B. Church Cemetery. Burial will follow. Visitation is from 2-6 p.m. Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services. Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Skipper was born Sept. 17, 1947, in Columbus, to the late Eddie Skipper Sr. and Clara Davis Skipper. He attended Motley High School and was formerly employed with Heritage Academy. He was a member of Springfield M.B. Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Earnest Sykes; and siblings, Lucy Smith, Mattie Brown, and Earnest Skipper.
He is survived by his siblings, Gracy Givens, William Skipper, and Alvin Skipper of Columbus, Eddie Skipper Jr. of Akron, Ohio, and Annie Lewis of Birmingham, Alabama.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Givens, Dwight Smith Jr., Jamel Brown, Christopher White, Willie Lewis, Reginald Brown, Courtney Brown, and Ernest Skipper.