Stanford, Nita Marie

1957 - 2023  (66 years)

• Name	Stanford, Nita Marie
  Funeral	051320123
  Birth	20 Feb 1957	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	STAN.N001
  _FGRAVE	253348587
  Death	4 May 2023	Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  	Nita Marie Mobley, 66, of Salem, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Salem, Illinois. She was born February 20, 1957 in Flora, the daughter of Edwin Gail Stanford and Edith "Maxine" (Shields) Stanford. She married Michael Lee Mobley on July 21, 2012 in Flora, IL and he survives in Salem. Funeral Services for Nita Mobley will be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Grace United Methodist Church in Salem. Friends may call Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the church. A Private Family Burial will be held at a later date at Mount Zion – Foster Hill Cemetery in Clay City. There will be a Law Enforcement - First Responders Walk Thru at 11:00 am prior to the public visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Donor's Choice and will be accepted by the Sutherland-Rankin Funeral Home at 310 North Broadway, P.O. Box 97, Salem, Illinois 62881, (618)548-1234, who is honored to be of service to the Mobley Family. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.sutherlandfuneralhome.com and the Sutherland Funeral Home Facebook Page. In addition to her mother: Maxine Fildes of Flora, her husband: Michael Mobley of Salem, she is also survived by her two children: Lucas Mobley and wife Meggie of Webster Groves, Missouri and Andrea Baker and husband Steve of Salem; two grandchildren: Eli and Ross Baker; her brother: Steve Wiley and wife Glenda of Clay City; one sister: Nancy Pearce of Flora; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father: Edwin Stanford, brother: David Wiley and a brother-in-law: Gary Pearce. Nita retired from the Salem Post Office with 35 years' service. She taught Karate for 35 years, she enjoyed teaching the younger students, and she was also an 8th Degree Black Belt. Nita dearly loved her family and her church. She loved her animal friends and especially her cats: Little Joe and Hoss. Her family will remember her being genuine, trusting, and interested in helping others.
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I2106	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Edwin Gail,   b. 1 Jan 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jul 1977, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Shields, Maxine E.,   b. 26 Sep 1928, Jefferson County, Illinois d. 8 Feb 2024, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1955	Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 35 years and 11 months - She : 27 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mobley, Michael Lee
  Marriage	21 Jul 2012	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 55 years and 5 months - He : ??.
  Children	+ 1. Mobley, Lucas + 2. Mobley, Andrea
  Family ID	F21366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Feb 1957 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 21 Jul 2012 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 4 May 2023 - Salem, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17198] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mobley, Nita Marie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253348587/nita_marie-mobley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15830] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Fildes, Maxine, 95, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1504/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1399] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Maxine and Gail, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18792570/edwin-gail-stanford), none. (Reliability: 2).