Ellen L. Benjamin-Skelton, Mother of Gov’t Minister & PWD Director passes
She passed away on April 17, 2018 at the age of 96. Throughout her long life she was a strong family woman, a nurse and a homemaker.
Many popular children
The late matriarch has many well known sons and daughters, including Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton, who is the Minister for Health and Social Development, and Jeffery M. Skelton, the Director of the Public Works Department. Social commentator and former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline is her grandson.
She is survived by seven sons: Ira Oliver, Clifton, Jeffery, Joseph Revo, Phillip, Ellis Allan and Hon Skelton.
The deceased is also survived by four daughters; Rosetta Georges, Cheryl Malone, Anniebelle Skelton and AnnaBelle ‘Hillary’ Skelton-Malone, who is the Government’s Head of the Department of Information Technology.
Service details
The Memorial Service for the late Ellen L. Benjamin-Skelton will take place on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Huntum’s Ghut, Tortola. Viewing will commence at 9:30 A.M. followed by the service at 11:00 A.M. The final resting place for Mrs Skelton will be with her husband, Mr Ellis A. Skelton, at the Johnson’s Ghut cemetery.
According to a family spokesman, due to the very limited parking at the Kingdom Hall, a shuttle service is being provided, from the Scout’s Building parking lot (adjacent to the Althea Scatliffe Primary School) beginning at 8:45 A.M., and will be running every 10 minutes, to and from the Kingdom Hall. The final shuttle will depart at 10:45 A.M. for the Service.
Additionally, according to the family, “for persons attending from the USVI, the Road Town Fast Ferry will be departing Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas at 8:00 A.M. and returning to the USVI, from the Tortola Pier Park at 3:30 P.M. following the funeral service. A complimentary shuttle will be offered from the Tortola Pier Park [to the] Kingdom Hall and back.”
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led a moment of silence for the late Benjamin-Skelton while in the House of Assembly today, April 27, 2018.
The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Virgin Islands News Online offer our condolences to the immediate family of the late Ellen L. Benjamin-Skelton and other loved ones.
12 Responses to “Ellen L. Benjamin-Skelton, Mother of Gov’t Minister & PWD Director passes”
RIP sister Ellen in Jehovah’s arms
We done tell Ronnie come out from amoung them! Now on the day of the funeral dr smith and the rest going be taking up all the seats acting like they care