Roland Glenn Skates of Chattanooga died Friday, December 15, 1995, in a local nursing home.  He was 86.

A member of the Mountain Creek Church of Christ, he was a U.S. Army veteran and an avid golfer. Survivors include his wife, Grace Owen Skates; his son Donald Skates, Pelham, Ala; two brothers, Ernest Skates, Chattanooga, and Marvin Skates, Florida; sister, Aileen Lewis, Arkansas; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Chattanooga National Cemetery, with Minister Jack Stamper and others officiating.

Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Saturday, December 16, 1995