Born: June 27, 1935, Ohio.
Died: October 12, 2004, Rockford, Illinois.
Buried: Scandinavian Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.
Otis was the son of Anson O. Skillings and Ruth E. Snyder, and husband of Mervyl Williams.
At the end of his life, Skillings was directing the Sunday morning music and worship at Temple Baptist Church, Rockford, Illinois.