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John Elbin Erskine
Olive Hill, Kentucky
January 20, 1952 - September 29, 2024
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John Elbin Erskine Obituary
John Elbin Erskine, age 72, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at his residence.
He was born January 20, 1952, to the late Lovell and Willimitta Lunsford Lawhorn.
John worked 30 plus years as a welder at the Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio. He was an outdoors man, he loved farming, building and working with horses.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Sumar Erskine and Shelly Erskine; one brother, Sonny Lawhorn; one sister, Diane Moore; one grandson, Warren Erskine.
John is survived by his loving wife of twenty-one years, Earlene Erskine; three sons, Billy Jack Skaggs, Ronald “Tater” Skaggs and James Edward Skaggs, all of Olive Hill, Kentucky; three daughters, Tracey Lynn (Timmy) Dickerson, Kelly Layne, both of Olive Hill, Kentucky and Penny Strawser of Van Wert, Ohio; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; two brothers, Darrell Erskine and Bobby Erskine both of Frostproof, Florida; one sister, Laura Barker of Grayson, Kentucky, along with many other family and friends who will sadly miss him.
Funeral services will be held 12 noon, Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Hwy 60, Olive Hill, Kentucky, with Brother Bobby Day officiating. Burial will follow in the Erskine Family Cemetery at Hickory Flats Hill in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit after 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 3, 2024, until the service hour at Globe Funeral Chapel.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky is honored to serve the family of John Elbin Erskine.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of John, please visit our Tree Store.
John Elbin Erskine, age 72, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at his residence.
He was born January 20, 1952, to the late Lovell and Willimitta Lunsford Lawhorn.
John worked 30 plus years as a welder at the Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio. He was an outdoors man, he loved farming, building and working with horses.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Sumar Erskine and Shelly Erskine; one brother, Sonny Lawhorn; one sister, Diane Moore; one grandson, Warren Erskine.
John is survived by his loving wife of twenty-one years, Earlene Erskine; three sons, Billy Jack Skaggs, Ronald “Tater” Skaggs and James Edward Skaggs, all of Olive Hill, Kentucky; three daughters, Tracey Lynn (Timmy) Dickerson, Kelly Layne, both of Olive Hill, Kentucky and Penny Strawser of Van Wert, Ohio; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; two brothers, Darrell Erskine and Bobby Erskine both of Frostproof, Florida; one sister, Laura Barker of Grayson, Kentucky, along with many other family and friends who will sadly miss him.
Funeral services will be held 12 noon, Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Hwy 60, Olive Hill, Kentucky, with Brother Bobby Day officiating. Burial will follow in the Erskine Family Cemetery at Hickory Flats Hill in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit after 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 3, 2024, until the service hour at Globe Funeral Chapel.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky is honored to serve the family of John Elbin Erskine.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of John, please visit our Tree Store.
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