Barbara Ann

Skaggs

Barbara Ann Skaggs (nee Johnson) was born January 25, 1941, in Annapolis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Tessie Estella (Ashbaugh) Johnson and Benjamin Franklin Johnson. She departed this life October 9, 2020, in Saint Charles, Missouri, at the age of 79.

While her name was Barbara Ann, many people knew her as just Ann. Growing up she attended the Happy Zion General Baptist Church in Annapolis, Missouri, where she learned the foundation for her Christian life.  She was married to Herman Lee Skaggs at the Bethlehem Church in Ruble, Missouri, on June 24, 1961, and to this union two sons were born.  She and her family made their home in Saint Charles. She enjoyed travelling with Herman, being outdoors, and spending time with her family, especially her five grandchildren later in her life.

She was proceeded in death by her husband Herman, her parents, her brothers Helbert Johnson and Gerald Johnson, and her sister Mabel Jeffery.

She is survived by her two sons, Randall Lee Skaggs and wife Debra of Saint Charles, Missouri, and Gary Dwayne Skaggs and wife Becky of Kirkwood, Missouri, five grandchildren Mitchell, William, Catherine, Audrey, and Cora, her brother Harold "Pete" Johnson and wife Ruth, sisters-in-law Gayle Johnson, Lois Skaggs, and Rosalie Lollar, along with several nieces and nephews.

Visitation: Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, from 12 PM – 1 PM at Annapolis Church of the Nazarene, Annapolis, Missouri

Funeral to follow at 1 PM

Minister: Pastor Howard Casteel

Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Ruble, Missouri

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Lung Association, 7745 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 305, Clayton, MO 63105.