Stanford, Velena Maude 'Madge'

1912 - 2000  (88 years)

• Name	Stanford, Velena Maude 'Madge'
  Birth	26 Mar 1912	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	NOTE: Her obituary says she was born in 1942, her headstone says 1912.
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 08b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 17, page 08b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Occupation	Retired Teacher  [1]
  Reference Number	STAN.V003
  _FGRAVE	18300999
  Funeral	18 Sep 2000 (88 years)	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	14 Sep 2000	Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	18 Sep 2000	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Crackel, Madge and John E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Crackel, Madge and John E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I21583	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Harry Samuel,   b. 1888, Illinois d. 1958 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	James, Kizzie,   b. 1884, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crackel, John E.,   b. 10 Mar 1909, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jan 1983, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1933	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Children	> 1. Crackel, L.
  Family ID	F8523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Mar 1912 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 2 Dec 1933 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 14 Sep 2000 - Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Funeral - 18 Sep 2000 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 18 Sep 2000 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Crackel was a retired teacher after 40 years and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of the Clay City Christian Church; a 50-year member and past Matron of the Magnolia Chapter 140 Order of the Eastern Star; the American Legion Auxiliary # 840 of Clay City. She was elected to the Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America; was a member of the Unit # 1 Clay City Garden Club; and the Happy Homemakers Home Extension of Clay County.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5007] Obituary, Crackel, Madge, 88, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5006] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Madge and John E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18301029/john-e-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4195] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 17, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S5004] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Crackel, John E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Crackel&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18301029&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5921] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Zook, Kizzie Faye, 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36635950) (Reliability: 2).