Evelyn Lucille (Whitehurst) STOKESBARY

STOKESBARY, WHITEHURST, WYANT, FORD, HATCHER, HANSMEIER, SCHMIDT, PLETCHER, LAMBERT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/11/2010 at 13:36:59

The Garner Leader & Signal - Iowa
August 22, 2007

Evelyn Lucille "Jane" Stokesbary, 91, of Clear Lake, died on Thursday, August 16, 2007, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Funeral services were held on Monday, August 20, at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake. The Rev. Diana Hoover officiated. Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of the arrangements. The family of Evelyn Lucille Stokesbary has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of North Iowa in her memory.

Jane was born on May 2, 1916, on a farm near Britt. Her parents, Noah and Zora (Wyant) Whitehurst, had ten children of which Jane was the sixth. She grew up and went to the local country school near Hutchins, Iowa. Jane married Arvid Stokesbary at Klemme on January 9, 1936. They started their family and worked on area farms until 1942, when they moved to Ames, Iowa, The family remained in Ames until 1955. Arvid's employment took them to Winchester, Illinois and then four years later on to Kansas City, Missouri. In Kansas City, they attended and became members of the Countryside Methodist Church. Jane was very active with the church and served as President of the UMW group. She was President of the Sorosis Club, as well as President of the Raytown Federated Women's Club. She received a lifetime membership pin from the Countryside Church in 1975. Jane and Arvid retired in 1975 and moved to Clear Lake. They became active members of the Clear Lake Methodist Church. Jane served on many committees and was President of the Sorosis Club.

Jane was widowed in 2002 and a year later she sold her home on Pine Tree Court and moved to the Meadows Apartments. She remained at the Meadow's until 2006, and then moved into the Oakwood Care Facility. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Arvid; and oldest daughter, Barbara Ford. Left to cherish her memory is Barbara Ford's husband, Paul Ford and four grandchildren; her daughter, Beverly Lambert of Auburn, Illinois and four grandchildren; her son, Daryl and wife, Sandy Stokesbary of Hampton, Minnesota and two grandchildren; Bethene and husband, Gene Hatcher of Winchester, Illinois and six grand-children; Debby and husband, Mick Hansmeier of Eagan, Minnesota and two grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Jane is also survived by two sisters, Gladys Schmidt of Britt and Irene Pletcher of Forest City; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.