Graveside services for Elridge “Buck” Skipper, 78 of West Monroe, LA will be held at Mt. Zion Cemetery at 11:00am, Friday, November 15, 2013. Rev. Larry Hibbard will officiate under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mr. Skipper was born December 26, 1934 in Calhoun and passed away November 12, 2013 in West Monroe. He loved his family, fishing and fixing lawn mowers. Mr. Skipper loved to aggravate his grandsons and pick on them. He was head mechanic for Monroe Concrete for 32 years. Mr. Skipper is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Janet Skipper; son, Jr. Skipper and wife Angie; grandson, Tyler Skipper; granddaughters, Sarah Rahmanian and Heather Gray; great-grandson, Ezekiel Massey; daughter; Alice “Sissy” Skipper Gonzales; grandson, Jesse Gonzales; granddaughter, Paige Covington. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.