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Mary Jane <I>Cole</I> Stanfield

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Mary Jane Cole Stanfield

Birth
Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Death
26 Apr 1935 (aged 79)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 190 Blk 8 Lot 26 Sp 3
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Published April 30, 1935 - Chanute, KS

Mary Jane Cole was born in Edinburg, Indiana, March 17, 1856, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Cole.

She came to this vicinity sixty seven years ago. When she was 12 years old she moved with her parents to Kansas and they located on a farm south of the present location of Chanute.

December 24, 1874, she was married to Samuel Stanfield who died May 16, 1908.

In 1914 Mrs. Stanfield moved to Houston, Texas with her daughter, Mrs. E.N. McArthur, and was making her home with Mrs. McArthur at the time of her death which occurred Friday evening, April 26, at 7:50. Death was sudden and resulted from an acute heart disorder.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Alonzo Braden, east of Chanute, KS, and Mrs. McArthur, of Houston, TX, who was unable to come for the funeral; one son, W.W. Stanfield of Houston, TX; one sister, Mrs. Harriett R. Adams of Kansas City, KS; two brothers, E.W. Cole of Henryetta, OK, and C.F. Cole of Kansas City, KS; thirteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. D.L. Houston of Chanute, KS, is a cousin of Mrs. Stanfield.

Mrs. Stanfield became a member of the Methodist church early in her life and had always been an active worker in the church. She was actively interested in mission work and the Ladies Aid Society of the Collins Memorial church in Houston, and was a member of the W.C.T.U. and Dorothea Dix tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, at the time of her death.

Those from out of town who attended the services were E.N. McArthur of Houston, TX, who accompanied the body here, Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Braden of Wichita, KS, Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Braden and family of St. Paul, KS, Mr. and Mrs. B.T. Brown of Coffeyville, KS, Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Cole and son, Key, and Mrs. James Reeves of Kansas City, KS, Mrs. L.R. Stanfield of Waukesha, WI, Mr. and Mrs. James Adams of Humboldt, KS, Mrs. Maud Ery, and Mrs. Clarence Allan of Coffeyville, KS.

The body was brought to Chanute from Houston, Texas, where services were held in the Collins Memorial Methodist church on Sunday morning.

The local funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Stanfield were held in the First Methodist church Monday afternoon with Rev. George Braden in charge, assisted by Rev. F.F. Ryerson. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, KS. She was laid by the side of her husband.

Pall bearers were Earl Stanfield, Talmadge Wheatley, Bruce Wheately, Steve Stanfield, Roscoe Stanfield, and Don C. Beach, all nephews of the deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wampler sang "Rock of Ages," "Going Down the Valley," and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." Mrs. Dave Patterson accompanied them.

Flowers were arranged by Mrs. Talmadge Wheatley, Mrs. Bruce Wheatley, Mrs. Robert Johnson, and Mrs. Glen Weaver.
Published April 30, 1935 - Chanute, KS

Mary Jane Cole was born in Edinburg, Indiana, March 17, 1856, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Cole.

She came to this vicinity sixty seven years ago. When she was 12 years old she moved with her parents to Kansas and they located on a farm south of the present location of Chanute.

December 24, 1874, she was married to Samuel Stanfield who died May 16, 1908.

In 1914 Mrs. Stanfield moved to Houston, Texas with her daughter, Mrs. E.N. McArthur, and was making her home with Mrs. McArthur at the time of her death which occurred Friday evening, April 26, at 7:50. Death was sudden and resulted from an acute heart disorder.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Alonzo Braden, east of Chanute, KS, and Mrs. McArthur, of Houston, TX, who was unable to come for the funeral; one son, W.W. Stanfield of Houston, TX; one sister, Mrs. Harriett R. Adams of Kansas City, KS; two brothers, E.W. Cole of Henryetta, OK, and C.F. Cole of Kansas City, KS; thirteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. D.L. Houston of Chanute, KS, is a cousin of Mrs. Stanfield.

Mrs. Stanfield became a member of the Methodist church early in her life and had always been an active worker in the church. She was actively interested in mission work and the Ladies Aid Society of the Collins Memorial church in Houston, and was a member of the W.C.T.U. and Dorothea Dix tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, at the time of her death.

Those from out of town who attended the services were E.N. McArthur of Houston, TX, who accompanied the body here, Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Braden of Wichita, KS, Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Braden and family of St. Paul, KS, Mr. and Mrs. B.T. Brown of Coffeyville, KS, Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Cole and son, Key, and Mrs. James Reeves of Kansas City, KS, Mrs. L.R. Stanfield of Waukesha, WI, Mr. and Mrs. James Adams of Humboldt, KS, Mrs. Maud Ery, and Mrs. Clarence Allan of Coffeyville, KS.

The body was brought to Chanute from Houston, Texas, where services were held in the Collins Memorial Methodist church on Sunday morning.

The local funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Stanfield were held in the First Methodist church Monday afternoon with Rev. George Braden in charge, assisted by Rev. F.F. Ryerson. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, KS. She was laid by the side of her husband.

Pall bearers were Earl Stanfield, Talmadge Wheatley, Bruce Wheately, Steve Stanfield, Roscoe Stanfield, and Don C. Beach, all nephews of the deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wampler sang "Rock of Ages," "Going Down the Valley," and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." Mrs. Dave Patterson accompanied them.

Flowers were arranged by Mrs. Talmadge Wheatley, Mrs. Bruce Wheatley, Mrs. Robert Johnson, and Mrs. Glen Weaver.

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