After eighteen months of courtship, they were married 27 Jun 1905. At first they lived with Calvin's mother Elizabeth, but soon moved to Udell and started a family. Over the next twenty-two years ten children would be born to them; Mabel Margaret, Bertha Leveta, Gerald B (died as an infant), Gladys May, Agnes Irene, Calvin Wesley, Ida Lucille, Otto Laverne, Dwight Eugene, and Dale Dean. During this time Calvin worked as a barber, farmer, operated a dairy farm, and finally as a coal miner.
Disaster struck the family in December of 1930. Calvin, while working for the McConville Mine Company, was removing a prop in front of the mining machine when a bat above the machine fell, crushing and breaking his pelvis. He was rushed to the hospital but died from his injuries the next day. He left behind his wife to care for their seven children still at home.
The family pulled together. Her daughter Bertha and her husband Guy moved in with her while her eldest son Wes farmed in the mornings and evenings while still going to school. With her pension from the mine, Lenora bought a house in Centerville, the last place she would own. Her youngest children had many fond memories of that place.
Her family continued to expand and grow. As her children moved out and started families of their own, her later years took its toll. She took turns living with her various children and their families. It was during one of these stays with her daughter Gladys that she suffered a paralyzing stroke. After a short stay in the hospital, she returned to Gladys's home but another series of strokes ended the life of this sweet and kind woman who was dearly missed by her children.
Upon her death Lenora joined her parents, her sons Gerald and Wesley, and her husband Calvin in eternal rest. She was survived by nine children, many grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
After eighteen months of courtship, they were married 27 Jun 1905. At first they lived with Calvin's mother Elizabeth, but soon moved to Udell and started a family. Over the next twenty-two years ten children would be born to them; Mabel Margaret, Bertha Leveta, Gerald B (died as an infant), Gladys May, Agnes Irene, Calvin Wesley, Ida Lucille, Otto Laverne, Dwight Eugene, and Dale Dean. During this time Calvin worked as a barber, farmer, operated a dairy farm, and finally as a coal miner.
Disaster struck the family in December of 1930. Calvin, while working for the McConville Mine Company, was removing a prop in front of the mining machine when a bat above the machine fell, crushing and breaking his pelvis. He was rushed to the hospital but died from his injuries the next day. He left behind his wife to care for their seven children still at home.
The family pulled together. Her daughter Bertha and her husband Guy moved in with her while her eldest son Wes farmed in the mornings and evenings while still going to school. With her pension from the mine, Lenora bought a house in Centerville, the last place she would own. Her youngest children had many fond memories of that place.
Her family continued to expand and grow. As her children moved out and started families of their own, her later years took its toll. She took turns living with her various children and their families. It was during one of these stays with her daughter Gladys that she suffered a paralyzing stroke. After a short stay in the hospital, she returned to Gladys's home but another series of strokes ended the life of this sweet and kind woman who was dearly missed by her children.
Upon her death Lenora joined her parents, her sons Gerald and Wesley, and her husband Calvin in eternal rest. She was survived by nine children, many grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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William Franklin "Frank" Sears
1882–1968
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Charles D Sears
1884–1968
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Nellie Louisa Sears Taylor
1888–1956
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James Homer Sears
1891–1892
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Edith Mae Sears Jones
1892 – unknown
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Lena Pearl "Libby" Sears Johnsen
1895–1989
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Loreen Ruth Sears Griffin
1897–1967
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Oscar Raymond Sears
1900–1989
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Frances Etta "Fannie" Sears Franklin
1902–1999
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Mabel Margaret Stevens Cox
1906–1991
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Bertha Leveta Stevens McCoy
1907–2002
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Gerald B. Stevens
1909–1909
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Gladys May Stevens Hamilton
1910–1993
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Agnes Irene Stevens Stubbs
1914–2002
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Calvin Wesley "Wes" Stevens
1915–1957
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Ida Lucille Stevens Specht
1918–2015
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Otto LaVerne Stevens
1923–1993
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Dwight Eugene Stevens
1925–2010
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Dale Dean Stevens
1928–1995
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