The Final Trip of Brooks Skinner by David Parmer Sadness reflects in the eyes of death And speaks to him that does not hear; For life has left his innocent frame And seeks the guide awaiting near. Can those who grieve, speak for him And help him on his way? Oris Brooks Skinner was born in the wintry January of 1903, the son of Robert Skinner and Permelia (Godfrey) Skinner. The second youngest of his siblings, “Brooks”, as he was known, was a delight to his family and all who knew him. The genuine sadness in the eyes of his mourners attest to the gravity of their loss. The few years allotted to him were spent on Rag Run on the farm of his parents. In early 1917 he suffered an infection in his leg as the result of a cut. His concerned parents took him to Baltimore for treatment but the infection could not be reversed and proved fatal. He died in January 1917 at the young and innocent age of fourteen. Orlando, West Virginia.
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