Lenwood “Glenn” Skinner, 94, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away on October 15, 2026, after a long battle with ureter infection. He passed peacefully in his home with family and his son at his side.
Glenn was born on August 18, 1932, to Hosea D. Skinner and Lola Mae Basford Skinner in Marianna, Florida. After graduating from Marianna High School, Glenn enlisted in the US Army, serving in the Korean War in both Alaska and Japan. After his service, he attended Florida State University, where he graduated with a Masters in Anthropology. Additionally, while in the Army, he became a specialist in computers and went on to work and retire with the State of Florida as a Computer Operation Systems
Analyst.
In 1937, he met Hilda Mae Hart, and they wed on August 8. 1955; going on to have two children, Sydna Skinner English and Jeffrey Glenn Skinner.
Glenn was predeceased by his wife, Hilda Hart Skinner; father, Hosea D. Skinner; mother, Lola Mae Basford Skinner; sister, Lillian Skinner Livingston; and brother, Leland H Skinner.
He is survived by daughter, Sydna Skinner English and son-in-law, Stephen English of Tuckasegee, NC: son, Jeffrey Glenn Skinner and daughter- in-law, Deborah D. Skinner of Tallahassee, FL: three grandsons, Taylor E. Esposito and wife, Mary Clare Esposito of Salisbury, MD: Marshal Paul Esposito and wife, Alisa Brittany Esposito of Tallahassee, FL: and Jason English Lanett, AL; great-grandchildren, Mary Margaret Esposito, Alayna Marie Edwards and Sage Drane; and nephews, Steven Skinner and David Skinner; and nieces, Cyndee Livingston and Pat Dengler; and grand-nephew, Noah Thorner.
Graveside funeral service will be 3 PM CST Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Comerford-Pelt Cemetery in Marianna, Florida with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.
The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 PM CST at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to St. Francis Wildlife Association, Quincy, FL, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Big Bend Hospice, or ASPCA.
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