Stanford, Imogene L.

1906 - 1998  (91 years)

• Name	Stanford, Imogene L.
  Birth	21 Aug 1906	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Public School Teacher  [2]
  Reference Number	STAN.I004
  _FGRAVE	20644206
  Death	23 Feb 1998  [3, 5]
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Winchester, Imogene S. and Earl
  Person ID	I19216	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Eugene Dickson,   b. 30 Nov 1879, Illinois d. 17 Sep 1964 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Blackledge, Ella Cleone,   b. 22 Oct 1881, Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1944 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1905	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F8689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winchester, Earl,   b. 30 May 1906, Illinois d. 6 Sep 1980 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F8691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1906 - Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Imogene L. WINCHESTER, 91, of Flora, died at 7:34 p.m. Monday, Feb 23, 1998, at Flora Pavilion. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Reverend Tony DYER officiating. Burial will be in Kneff Cemetery in Flora. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to Harmony United Methodist Church. Mrs. WINCHESTER was born Aug. 21, 1906, in Clay County, the daughter of Eugene and Ella (BLACKLEDGE) STANFORD. She married Earl WINCHESTER Aug. 1, 1931, in Flora. He preceded her in death Sept. 6, 1980. She was a retired area grade school teacher after teaching over 60 years. She was an 80-year member of Harmony United Methodist Church in Flora and was Young Couples Sunday School teach of the church. She was United Methodist Women 1986 Outstanding Citizen and 1979 Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year. She was a member of Eastern Star Flora Rebekah Lodge, Criterian Club, Clay County Historical Society, Clay County Farm Bureau, Clay County Republican Women, Clay County Hospital Auxiliary and Flora Garden Club. She is survived by two brothers, Harold STANFORD and his wife, Sara, of Flora, and Carroll STANFORD and his wife, Vivian, of Campbell, CA; one sister, Frances BONES, of Olney; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and two sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5214] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S15789] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Winchester, Imogene S. and Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20644209/earl-winchester), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5216] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, page 1a, (http://www.ancestry.com), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5215] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Harold L., 89, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23667417), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5217] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Ella Cleone, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20644216), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5213] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Ella C. and Eugene D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20644219/eugene-dickson-stanford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5226] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bones, Frances Stanford, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135834493), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5475] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Cantrell, Ned P, 90, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 10 August 2010), none. (Reliability: 2).