Background
Skene, Laurence Farthing was born on July 18, 1911 in Banks, Oregon, United States. Son of William and Mary (Hilts) Skene.
Skene, Laurence Farthing was born on July 18, 1911 in Banks, Oregon, United States. Son of William and Mary (Hilts) Skene.
Bs, Pacific University, 1933. Master of Science, Oregon State University, 1936.
Professor of chemistry, George Fox College, Newberg, Oregon, 1935-1951; head department chemistry and natural science, George Fox College, Newberg, Oregon, 1962-1968; building contractor, Dundee, Oregon, 1951-1982. Finance advisor Friends Cemetery, Newberg, since 1980.
President American Friends Service Committee, Portland, 1940-1965. Supply officer United Nations Gaza (Palestine) unit, 1949. Member American Chemical Society.
Married Rosa Mae Bateman, June 13, 1936. Children: David Laurence, Louise Evelyn, Rosemary Skene Allen.