Joe (Joie) Ray Skinner was born January 27, 1931, in Goldfield, IA, to Roland W. and Nellie E. (Hinton) Skinner. He graduated from Goldfield High School with the “Class of 1948”.He attended Electronics, Radio and Television School in Omaha, and worked for the Boeing Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas in 1949.Joe proudly served his country in the Korean Conflict as a member of the 2nd Infantry Division, U.S.