Michael Roy Skelton

Michael Roy Skelton, 53, passed away at his home in Conyers, on Thursday, August 5th, 2010. Funeral services will be held at Rockdale Baptist Church in Conyers at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 9, 2010 with Rev. Mark Walker and Rev. Dane Skelton officiating. Interment will follow at Lawnwood Memorial Park in Covington.

An elegant motorcycle rider, having a great passion for sport touring, Mike acquired a broad network of riding partners, planning and executing intricate routes from the Smokies and Blue Ridge all the way to Canada, making Tail of the Dragon seem like Sesame Street.

Mike is survived by his wife Laura Woodyard Skelton, his step-daughter Angela Chambers and granddaughter Alaura Kilgore; mother, Stella Brown Skelton of Decatur, GA, brothers Rev. Dane Skelton, of S. Boston, VA and Warren Skelton of Panama City Beach, and their families. He was preceded in death by his father, Schafer J. Skelton, Jr.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, 2-4 and 6 to 8PM at Horis A. Ward’s Rockdale Chapel.

The family request that in lieu of flowers, please honor Mike’s memory by making a donation to The Salvation Army, Rockdale Baptist’s Ministry to Lakeview Estates,1295 Smyrna Rd SW, Conyers 30013 or any charity of choice benefiting children in need. Horis A. Ward’s Rockdale Chapel 770-918-8851.

Arrangements under the direction of Horis A. Ward - Rockdale Chapel, Conyers, GA.