Mr. Jonathan LaRon Skinner was born on March 7, 1979 to Linwood S. Skinner, Sr. and Claudia Hayes Skinner in Winston Salem, NC. Jonathan was the younger of two sons; brother, Linwood, Jr. God called one of his precious angels home on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
Jonathan attended Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools where he excelled in sports. He was an active member of various AAU basketball teams and was an outstanding player on R.J. Reynolds High School basketball team. Jonathan loved basketball and football. He was an avid New York Giants fan. Jonathan graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1997. He attended St. Augustine College in Raleigh, NC.
Jonathan had a deep love for his family and friends. He was especially close to his brother and first cousins, with one first cousin, Lennis Harris, Jr. preceding him in death. Jonathan never met a stranger. He was a loving and caring individual and had many devoted friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Dora Elizabeth Michaux Hayes and Evelyn Sanderlin Skinner.
He leaves to cherish his memories; his loving parents, Linwood S. Skinner, Sr. and Claudia Hayes Skinner of Raleigh, NC; his devoted brother, Linwood S. Skinner, Jr. of Winston-Salem, NC; grandfathers, Nathaniel W. Hayes, Sr. (Priscilla) of Thomasville, NC and John H. Skinner, Jr. (Aretha), Virginia Beach, Va. He also leaves to cherish his memories two uncles, John H. Skinner, III of Virginia Beach, Va. and Nathaniel W. Hayes, Jr. (Patricia) of Stafford, Va.; three aunts, Jackie Skinner (Milton) of Silver Spring, Md., Marsha Harris of Durham, NC, and Natalie Hayes Dixon of Washington, DC; first cousins, Kevin Hayes and Randy Hayes of Stafford, Va., Staci Harris of Durham, NC, John H. Skinner IV (family friend Charvaun, and daughters Ajai and Eynda) of Virginia Beach, Va., Jason Skinner (Sheron, and son Tyree) of Portsmouth, Va., Rikayla Dixon, and Ricardo 'Little Nate' Dixon of Washington, DC; great-aunts, Lona (Sherley) Hayes of Greensboro, NC and Beulah Hilliard of Ft. Washington, Md.; second cousins, Debra Hayes-Hughes, Alesia Hayes Fleming (Deymon), Norman Hayes (Nikki) of Stone Mountain, Ga., Teresa Crawford (Gerald) of Washington, DC; Milton Hilliard (Walayna) of Ft. Washington, Md., and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon Saturday, November 26, 2005 at St. James AME Church with the Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Pittman, officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 12 Noon Saturday at the church.
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Herald-Sun, The (Nov/24/2005)
DURHAM - Lennis Warren Harris, Jr. was born on January 29, 1981, to Mr. and Mrs. Lennis W. Harris, Sr. in Winston-Salem. Lennis was the only son and leaves behind a younger sister, Staci Lynnette Harris. Lennis departed this life on November 19, 2005.
Lennis attended Durham public schools, and he was an outgoing individual. He attended Pearsontown Elementary School and Merrick-Moore Elementary School. He won the fifth grade Spelling Bee and represented his school in the Durham County Spelling Bee. Lennis loved to read and with his Spelling Bee prize of one hundred dollars, he purchased more books. Lennis enjoyed and excelled in sports. Lennis entered Neal Middle School and played football, basketball and ran track. He was a member of the Durham Striders Track Club and was an active member of various AAU basketball teams. Lennis was an outstanding player on Hillside High School's basketball team. Lennis graduated from Hillside High School in 1999. He attended St. Augustine's College in Raleigh and North Carolina Central University in Durham.
Lennis had a deep love for his family and friends. Lennis always had a laugh or smile for anyone in his presence. He was especially close to his cousins. His immediate family includes his parents, Marsha Hayes Harris, of Durham, and Lennis Warren Harris Sr. (Donna-maria), of Wake Forest; his sister, Staci Lynnette Harris, of Durham, NC; step-brothers, Gary Collins and Blair Williams, of Wake Forest; his grandfather Nathaniel W. Hayes Sr. (Priscilla), of Thomasville, Sonnie Harris, Sr.; step-grandmother, Portia Harris, of Durham; grandmothers, Dora Elizabeth Hayes and Mearl Parker Harris; uncles, Nathaniel W. Hayes Jr. (Patricia), of Stafford, Va., Sonny Harris Jr. (Martha), of Durham, Frank Harris, of Durham, Andre Harris (Phyllis) of Kennesaw, Ga.; aunts, Claudia Skinner (Linwood Sr.) of Raleigh, Natalie Hayes, of Washington, D.C., and Veronica Hopkins-Garrett, of Durham; cousins, Linwood Skinner Jr. of Winston-Salem, Johnathan Skinner, Kevin Hayes, of Stafford, Va., Randy Hayes, of Stafford, Va., Andrea Harris, of Durham, Malcolm Cook, of Tulsa, Okla., Andre Harris Jr., Ryan Harris, and Ariel Harris, all of Kennesaw, Ga., Randy Garrett, Miranda Garrett, Devin Hopkins, all of Durham, Torico Carr, of Maryland, and Takierra Hopkins, Charlotte; Rikayla Dixon and Little Nate Dixon, of Washington D.C., Debra Hayes-Hughes, Alesia Fleming (Deymon), Norman Hayes (Nikki) all of Stone Mountain, Ga.; Teresa Crawford (Gerald), of Washington, D.C., Milton Hilliard (Wylana), of Fort Washington, Md.; great-aunts, Shirley Hayes, of Greensboro, Beulah Hilliard of Ft. Washington, Md., Lillian Turrentine, Eunice Dunn, Gaynelle Cates, Lois Jean Roberts, Annie McBroom, and Gladys Davis, all of Durham; Eunice Parker, of Bahama; Juanita Taylor, Wanda Lewis, Josephine Apperwhite, of Boston, Mass.; a very special cousin, Larry Turrentine (Venice), of Greensboro, and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at White Rock Baptist Church, 3400 Fayetteville St. Family visitation, one hour prior to service. Burial, Glennview Memorial Park. Public viewing is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at Fisher Funeral Parlor.