John O. Skinner
1845–1932 (age 87)
Biography
Born in 1845, John O. Skinner matured as the nation was being remade, and he devoted himself to a lifetime of quiet citizenship, helping shape his community while the country healed from war and marched toward a modern future.
He spent his later years offering steady counsel to veterans and neighbors alike, and Arlington National Cemetery now honors the lifelong devotion to civic care that defined his days.