Skeen Funeral Home

01/15/2026

Mrs. Shelby J. Harris of Troy, AL, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Troy Regional Medical Center. She was 89. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1:00 p.m.at Skeen Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Locklar officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Memorial Park Cemetery with Skeen Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Saturday at the funeral home beginning at noon until the time of service. Mrs. Shelby J. Harris was born Tuesday, January 12, 1937, in Crabtree, Kentucky, to the late Louis and Jenny Bell Prince. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her two brothers, Harold Prince and Bobby Prince, and her two sisters, Beatrice “Tootsie” Harris and Peggy Prince. She is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Harris; four children: Gloria J. Gooding (Howell), Joel Woods (Sharon), Billie Marie Scholer, and Michael Woods (Debra); 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and three fur babies: Little Bit, Whiskers, and Kaley. The following will serve as pallbearers: Howell Gooding, Eric Len, Mickey Napper, Jeff Goodman, Joe Woods, Jonathan Scholer, and Greg Vincent. She was a loving wife and devoted mother who found great joy in bluegrass gospel music. Alongside her husband, she performed at churches, revivals, nursing homes, sharing her enriching faith through song. She taught herself to play both the guitar and piano, using her talents to bless and uplift others. She will be greatly missed.

01/14/2026

On behalf of everyone at Skeen Funeral Home, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Harris Family for allowing us to serve you during this difficult time. It is an honor to assist you and your loved ones, and we hope that our services will provide some comfort and support.
Please know that our thoughts are with you, and we are here for you if you need anything further.
With sincere thanks,
The Staff at Skeen Funeral Home

01/14/2026

Mrs. Jeanette (Jeanie) Wing Mount Pate, a devoted child of God, of Goshen, Alabama, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, surrounded by her friends that she called family finding eternal rest with the Lord. She was 76. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2026,. at Skeen Funeral Home with Rev. Earnest Green officiating. Burial will follow at Union Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Skeen Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. Jeanie was born in Jellico, Tennessee on Thursday, December 8, 1949, to the late Ralph F. Wing and Jeanette Ball Wing. Jeanie loved to speak about the Lord with everyone whom she came in contact with. Many days you could hear her sing her favorite song “one day at a time sweet Jesus” to her two Chihuahua companions, Baby and Little Man. Jeanie loved to share her cheese curls with her fur babies a cheese curl for her five maybe six for them along with some other snacks. They helped her grieve the loss of two husbands, Charles Mount Jr. and Jimmy Pate, and her mother-in-law, Colleen Mount. She loved to tell jokes and had an unforgettable sense of humor.

She is survived by her two caregivers, two fur children, a sister, a brother-in-law, aunt-in-law, niece-in-law, and many friends.

Mrs. Jeanie’s favorite verse from the bible was Philippians 2:10-11, “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

01/12/2026

On behalf of everyone at Skeen Funeral Home, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Pate Family for allowing us to serve you during this difficult time. It is an honor to assist you and your loved ones, and we hope that our services will provide some comfort and support.
Please know that our thoughts are with you, and we are here for you if you need anything further.
With sincere thanks,
The Staff at Skeen Funeral Home

01/10/2026

On behalf of everyone at Skeen Funeral Home, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Senn Family for allowing us to serve you during this difficult time. It is an honor to assist you and your loved ones, and we hope that our services will provide some comfort and support.
Please know that our thoughts are with you, and we are here for you if you need anything further.
With sincere thanks,
The Staff at Skeen Funeral Home

01/10/2026

Ms. Janice Marie Senn, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, January 9, 2026, surrounded by her family, at Baptist Medical Center South. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Skeen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bo W**d and Pastor Randy Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Assembly of God Church Cemetery with Skeen Funeral Home directing.. The family will receive friends Tuesday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

01/08/2026

On behalf of everyone at Skeen Funeral Home, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Mahaffey Family for allowing us to serve you during this difficult time. It is an honor to assist you and your loved ones, and we hope that our services will provide some comfort and support.
Please know that our thoughts are with you, and we are here for you if you need anything further.
With sincere thanks,
The Staff at Skeen Funeral Home

01/08/2026

Mr. Steve Wesley Mahaffey passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. He was 59. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 9, 2026, 2:00 p.m. at Skeen Funeral Home with Brother Wilburn Kirkland officiating Skeen Funeral Home directing. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to service time. Mr. Steve Mahaffey was born Wednesday, June 29, 1966, in Pike County. He earned his living as a Wiley Sanders truck driver after serving in the United States Navy. He was an avid outdoorsmen and a loving family man. He was preceded in death by a sister, Wanda Barnhill. He is survived by his father, Donald Wayne White; mother, Nelda Jean White; wife, Tammy Mahaffey; three sons, Patrick Revels (Adrianna), Jordan Mahaffey, Austin Mahaffey; two daughters, Christine Duncan (Kenneth) and Kristen King (Chase); seven grandchildren: Carolyn Shank, Laney Revels, Joclyn Shank, Charlie Shank, Jasper Shank, Rylie Gasper, and Paxton Revels; a sister, Rhonda Tolbert; three nephews, Shane Barnhill (Toshia), Brandon Barnhill (Nicole), Matthew King (Whitney); one niece, Jessica Snyder (Cody). The following will be serving as pallbearers: Junior Lee, Tony Lee, Jerry Senn, Mark Senn, Scottie Lee, Rickey Henderson, Matthew King, and Jaxson Senn. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 6704 Hagerstown, MD, 21741.

12/26/2025

Following the service for Mark
Murphy.

Friends and family are invited to share finger foods and memories of Mark at Money’s Grill in Abbeville following the service.

12/25/2025

12/24/2025

Robert "Mark" Marcus Murphy

Mr. Robert Marcus Murphy “Mark” passed away Monday, December 22, 2025. He was 70 years old. A graveside service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Abbeville Memorial Cemetery East, Hwy. 10, Abbeville, AL, with Brother Joey Hudspeth officiating and Skeen Funeral Home of Troy directing. Mr. Mark Murphy was born Tuesday, August 23, 1955, to the late Thomas Christopher "Buddy" and Dorothy ‘Harrison’ Murphy. He was raised by his grandparents, C.C. and Donie Mae Murphy of Abbeville. In addition to his parents and grandparents, he was preceded in death by wife, Jalane Murphy; a son, Buster Coker, and a brother, Tommy Murphy. Mark was a hardworking man known for his attention to detail, compassion for others, and love of animals. He was a jack of all trades, having worked as a welder, millwright, restaurateur, truck driver, gardener and spent many years in construction, landscaping, and serving his community as a handyman and friend to all. He will be remembered for his honest work, his kindness, his good cooking (especially his steaks and pound cakes), and his love of family, friends, and the Lord. Mr. Murphy is survived by a son, Tyler Murphy "Tbird" (Diane); Tyler’s mother-in-law, Kay Morrill; a sister, Jinna Evans (John); two nephews, Will Murphy (Ashley) and Billy Herring; three nieces: Kimberly Murray, Tracy Ellis (Travis), and Jessye Walker; three grand-nephews: Wesley Murphy, Sawyer Ellis, and Holt Johnson; grand-niece, Alexis Murray; sister-in-law, Ramona Flanagan; step father-in-law, Robert Holmes; cousins, Jim McGee and friend, Gordon Marley, and Joy Lee; special friends, Tim Whitehead (Von) and Jane Brown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Celebrate Recovery Abbeville Methodist Church P.O. Box 100 Abbeville, AL 36310. Serving as pallbearers will be Tim Whitehead, Billy Herring, Will Murphy, Terry Roland, Don Johnson, and Danny Mobley

Friends and family are invited to share finger foods and memories of Mark at Money’s Grill in Abbeville following the service.

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12/24/2025

On behalf of everyone at Skeen Funeral Home, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Murphy Family for allowing us to serve you during this difficult time. It is an honor to assist you and your loved ones, and we hope that our services will provide some comfort and support.
Please know that our thoughts are with you, and we are here for you if you need anything further.
With sincere thanks,
The Staff at Skeen Funeral Home