Connie Linda Skaggs,74, of Commerce passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday morning, November 4, 2025. She was born in Cisco, Texas on February 23, 1951, the daughter of Eldon Black and Mae Addline Cameron Black. Connie married Terry Skaggs on December 26, 1975; a union that would have been 50 years this December. Connie worked in the Home Health Industry for many years.
Those who remain to cherish her memory include her husband, Terry, a son, Anthony Perez from Sulphur Springs and a daughter, Connie Melinda Houghton of Dallas. Other survivors include her grandchildren: Zachariah Smith of Paris, Tx., Hannah Smith of Keller, Tx.,, Lyndsey Krpan of Paris, Tx., Cory Houghton of Wylie, Tx., and her great grandson Alvis Krpan also of Paris, Tx. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Bobby Andrews and Curtis Black and three sisters: Marland Black, Brenda Black White, and Jackie Mae Black.
No services are planned at this time.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to CBN Israel.com
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
1209 Live Oak Street, Commerce, TX 75428
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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