Topeka, KS
21 Sep 2004
NORTONVILLE - Rhoda Victoria Stansell, 98, of Nortonville, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at Village Villa Care Center in Nortonville.
Mrs. Stansell was born April 9, 1906, in Huntsville, Ark., the daughter of James R. and Alice Bolinger Bowman. She attended grade school in Whorton Creek, Ark.
She was a member of Nortonville Christian Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, sewing, quilting and cooking, and she loved her family.
She married George W. "Asbury" Stansell on Dec. 27, 1920, in Huntsville, Ark. He preceded her in death on May 8, 1973.
She was also preceded in death by two sons, George Stansell and Luther Stansell; an infant daughter; great-grandson; two brothers; two sisters; and her parents.
She is survived by two sons, Jim Stansell and Frank Stansell; seven daughters, Alpha Cohoon, Rita Navinsky, Jean Langworthy, Kay Emmerich, Eva Lee Whitecotton, Irma Sweet and Margaret Schuler; 23 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nortonville Christian Church, with Pastor LeRoy Riley officiating. Burial will be at Nortonville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at O'Trimble Funeral Home in Nortonville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nortonville Christian Church in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be made online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Topeka, KS
21 Sep 2004
NORTONVILLE - Rhoda Victoria Stansell, 98, of Nortonville, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at Village Villa Care Center in Nortonville.
Mrs. Stansell was born April 9, 1906, in Huntsville, Ark., the daughter of James R. and Alice Bolinger Bowman. She attended grade school in Whorton Creek, Ark.
She was a member of Nortonville Christian Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, sewing, quilting and cooking, and she loved her family.
She married George W. "Asbury" Stansell on Dec. 27, 1920, in Huntsville, Ark. He preceded her in death on May 8, 1973.
She was also preceded in death by two sons, George Stansell and Luther Stansell; an infant daughter; great-grandson; two brothers; two sisters; and her parents.
She is survived by two sons, Jim Stansell and Frank Stansell; seven daughters, Alpha Cohoon, Rita Navinsky, Jean Langworthy, Kay Emmerich, Eva Lee Whitecotton, Irma Sweet and Margaret Schuler; 23 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nortonville Christian Church, with Pastor LeRoy Riley officiating. Burial will be at Nortonville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at O'Trimble Funeral Home in Nortonville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nortonville Christian Church in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be made online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Gravesite Details
Obituary states birth year of 1906, but social security application and marriage certificate indicate birth year of 1907, also marriage date was 28 December 1921
Family Members
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Alpha Alice Stansell Cohoon
1923–2014
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Pvt George Stansell
1926–1999
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Luther Stansell
1928–2000
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Jean Stansell Langworthy
1930–2021
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Evalee Stansell Whitecotton
1933–2011
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James Robert Stansell Sr
1935–2004
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Irma M. Stansell Sweet
1937–2019
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Frank Wesley Stansell
1940–2013
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Margaret Lucille Stansell Schuler
1943–2014
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