McVay, Lyndal Odessie 'Lyn'

1938 - 2019  (81 years)

• Name	McVay, Lyndal Odessie 'Lyn'
  Birth	1 Feb 1938	Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b
  Reference Number	MCVA.L002
  _FGRAVE	203328937
  Death	23 Sep 2019	Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas   [2, 3]
  	Lyndal "Lyn" Odessie Stanley (McVay) of Rogers, Arkansas (formerly of Flora, Illinois) died peacefully on September 23, 2019. Lyn was born on February 1, 1938 to Fred J and Minnie O (Christy) McVay in Shamrock Oklahoma. Lyn was a lifelong educator, a published novelist, a poet, the first Clay County Illinois Fair queen and a staunch defender of the English language. She waged many battles against subject/verb disagreement, awkward sentence structure and the use of the "wretched word" ain't. She taught for over 30 years in the Flora school district; the majority being at Xenia Grade school teaching language arts. She also served for several years as the president of the local teachers' union. Lyn spent her summers tutoring students and writing short stories. She spent her retirement teaching and loving her grandchildren, starting and participating in book clubs and writing novels. During her retirement she wrote several novels, one of which, 'Nell', can be found at amazon.com. Lyn is survived by her two sons: Timothy Dale Stanley and his wife Tina of Fayetteville Arkansas and Mark Edward Stanley and his wife Kristine of Rogers Arkansas. She has five grandchildren Christina [James] Morgan, Zachary Stanley, Marek Stanley, Seth Stanley and Amanda Stanley, all of Arkansas. Two surviving sisters are Wanda [Bill] Hindle of Marthasville and Mary Ann [Terry] Pendlay of Effingham. She was proceeded in death by her parents. Brothers Howard Lyn Mcvay (died age 4), Leonard Wayne McVay (died as infant), W. Weldon McVay of Flora. Sisters Virginia Lee Poff and Colene Levonne Herron of Washington Missouri. A visitation will be 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with a Remembrance Service to begin at 3 p.m. Memorial donations are suggested to the Flora Wolves basketball program.
  Burial	Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas   [3]
  Person ID	I30634	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	McVay, Fred James,   b. 11 Dec 1899, Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohi d. 7 May 1962, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Christy, Minnie Odessa,   b. 10 Aug 1902, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio d. 9 Mar 1971, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F12865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanley, Dale Ray,   b. 1 Mar 1936, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa d. 20 Jan 2009, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1957
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years and 10 months - He : ~ 20 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F12868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Feb 1938 - Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma Death - 23 Sep 2019 - Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Burial - - Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Lyndal Odessie 'Lyn' (McVay) Stanley (1938-2019)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2949] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S9236] Frank & Bright Funeral Homs, Obituary, Stanley, Lyndal "Lyn" Odessie, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/896/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16922] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McVay, Lyndal O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203328937/lyndal_odessie-stanley), none. (Reliability: 2).