Michael George Skidmore Jr., 39, passed away at 8:08 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana.
      
       The son of Michael W. and Carolyn (Buday) Skidmore Sr., Michael was born on January 22, 1974 in Plymouth, Indiana. He attended Plymouth High School and had worked for Rozzi?s Catering in Kokomo.
      
       Michael loved his family and friends and would do anything for them. He loved to laugh, play pool, listen to country music and followed the Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Notre Dame football.
      
       Michael is survived by his mother, Carolyn (George) Buday of Leesburg, Indiana; brother, Matthew (Hillary) Coons of Atlanta, Georgia and their children Lexie and Harrison; grandmother, Marjorie Bowen; and longtime friends, JoAnn Rozzi of Kokomo and Tony Edwards of San Jose, California.
      
       He was preceded in death by his father, Michael W. Skidmore Sr.; paternal grandparents, Mary and Frank Skidmore; and maternal grandfather, George W. Bowen.
      
       A celebration of Michael?s life will be held on Saturday January 25, 2013 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan Street, Plymouth. Memorial services will immediately follow in the funeral home. Friend Jason Pledderer will lead the service.
      
       Memorial contributions may be made in Michael?s memory to Kokomo Rescue Mission, 321 W. Mulberry St., Kokomo, IN 46901.