- Date Of Birth: January 24, 2001
- Date Of Death: April 26, 2020
- State: Indiana
Kodie Matthew Skelton, known also, as Azrael Lovelace, 19, passed away unexpectedly following a car accident on April 26, 2020, in New Castle, IN. He was born on January 24, 2001, in Anderson, Indiana.
Kodie graduated from Harris Academy in Brownsburg in 2019. He attended the ESEC Fire School and was a member of the Wayne Township Firefighter Explorer Post, worked at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Plainfield, and was going to go to the police academy in 2022 with aspirations to become a police officer. He was a full-blown country boy who loved gaming, kids, singing, chopping logs, movies, music, dancing, Marvel Comics, working on cars, and writing poetry. Kodie was a compassionate protector and loyal friend.
Kodie is survived by his mother, Angel (Dennis) Adkins; mom, Kathleen Haley Ramsey; Mamaw, Cynthia Boone; Grammie, Marsha Boyles; Grannie and Granddaddy Ramsey; grandmother, Dorothy Daughhetee; step-grandmothers, Debbie Lawson Stamper and Linda Stephens; siblings, Shy-Marie “Hayley” Stamper, Dakota Ramsey, Gage Grove, Hannah Lukens, Jesse Clabaugh, Lillian Everidge, Asher Adkins, Abbigail Adkins, and Amari Adkins; cousins Danielle Ooten, Laura Ooten, Jenny Ooten, Hayden Ooten, Regina Ooten, Jonathan Latham, Victoria Zizert, Jordan Zizert, Lindsey Stamper, Joshua Stamper II, Carrie, Casey, Jacob, Drew, Katy, Cameron, Amber, Cayden, Savannah, Sofia, Adonis, and Christina; Uncles, Joe, Bill, Josh, Tex, Hayden, Larry, Ben, Mike, Michael, and Jack; Aunts, Spring, Kim, Donna, Georgia, Tessa, Susie, Jennifer, and Amy; God Mother Anna Vloedman and many beloved friends.
Kodie was a very intelligent young man and was very loved by many. Kodie died a hero, sheltering his dear friend during the car accident. Jacob Kelley, Auston Rollings, and Sophie Alexander were Kodie’s closest friends, and Auston said “Kodie Skelton is a man of many skills, but a master of none. Kodie was a wonderful counselor, and there were many times that he helped me cope after going on a bad call. He had a true love and passion for helping people. Sometimes he became a little overwhelmed with his wanting to help, but I wouldn’t trade him for the world. As I heard the news of the accident, I immediately began to think about how Kodie gave his last 20 dollars to a homeless gentleman just to make sure that he would get a warm meal on that cold December day. What most people see is a young kid who died tragically, but what I see is the man he really was. Kodie passed while using his body to shield someone else from the horror of that fate. He gave his life to save another. That is who I call my best friend. My brother, actually. Kodie was a great person, a great firefighter, but an even better friend”.
He was preceded in death by his dad, Jeffrey Ramsey; grandfathers, Eldon Daughhetee and Allan Stamper; and great-grandmother Mila Ooten.
