Ervin Lester Skinner, Sr., age 58, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Lake Placid, FL. He was born April 28, 1951 in Lake Placid. . A country man raised and lived in DeSoto County most of his life. He loved to fish, hunt, and raise animals. He moved to Lake Placid to fish until he died , where he made his dream come true. He will be greatly missed by his wife Rose Elaine Skinner, his three children all of Arcadia, Fl.; Christina (Jose) Zamora, Rose (Refugio) Campos, and E. L. (Jackie) Skinner, Jr.; twelve grandchildren; Jesus, Mara, Jose, Traci, Jaime, Javier, Joel, Angelica, Oscar, Erika, Hector, Jennifer, and six great grandchildren. May he rest in peace, knowing that he will live on through all of them. Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Arcadia, FL. is in charge of the arrangements.