Stella MCELFISH

1891 - 1982  (91 years)

• Name	Stella MCELFISH
  Birth	21 May 1891	Worth Co., MO   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	24 Jun 1982	Bedford, Taylor, IA   [3]
  	Final Rites Held In Bedford For Stella M. Marley Funeral services for Mrs. John E. (Stella) Marley, 91, of Bedford, held June 19 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Marley died June 16, 1982 in Rosary Hospital, Corning, Iowa. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Ia. Stella M. Marley, eldest daughter of Joseph A. McElfish and Mary Geneva Crawford McElfish, was born in Worth County, Missouri, May 21, 1891. Her father was killed in line of duty in World War I and is buried in France. Her mother then married Attorney R. [ichard] T. Burrell; both are deceased. On April 10, 1922 Stella was united in marriage to John E. [arl] Marley of Bedford, Iowa. He served in World War I overseas. To this union, one son, John E. [arl] Marley, Jr. (Jack), was born. In 1909 she went to work for the Payton Abstract Company and continued there until 1917 when she was secretary for World War I draft board. In July 1918 she went to work as an Abstracter of Titles for the firm of Crum & Dinges and she was private secretary for W. E. Crum, Jr., who was an attorney and president of the Bedford National Bank. She retired from public work in 1947 but in 1952-1953 she did some part time work for the Bedford Telephone Company. Her husband drew a homestead in Wyoming, which the U. S. Government opened to World War I veterans, and she spent two summers there and learned much about homesteaders' life. She was a member of the Bedford United Methodist Church since 1907; also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; school and civic groups. She was preceded in death by her husband July 25, 1965; her mother in February 1955; sister Edith Hamilton Ackley in early September 1955; and sister Helen Smith in late September 1955. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
  Residence	1955	Bedford, Taylor, IA
  Death	16 Jun 1982	Corning, Adams, IA   [4]
  Burial	17 Jun 1982	Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor, IA   [5]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I411	MM
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Albert MCELFISH,   b. 25 Apr 1862, IA d. 22 Aug 1918, FRANCE (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Geneva CRAWFORD,   b. 13 Jul 1872, Galesburg, Knox, IL d. 18 Feb 1955, St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Earl MARLEY,   b. 22 Jul 1888, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. 25 Jul 1965 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1922	Cheyenne, Laramie, WY   [6]
  Family ID	F525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 May 1891 - Worth Co., MO Marriage - 10 Apr 1922 - Cheyenne, Laramie, WY Residence - 1955 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Death - 16 Jun 1982 - Corning, Adams, IA Burial - 17 Jun 1982 - Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor, IA Obituary - 24 Jun 1982 - Bedford, Taylor, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S530] Mary K. Rish Descendant File, 530. [S349] Taylor Co., Iowa GenWeb, From the Bedford Times-Press, 349. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, 24. [S309] Headstone, 309. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, Bedford Times Republican 11 Apr 1922, 24.