Buckley, Stella Eliza
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Relationship with Living Birth 1 Feb 1912 , , Oregon, USA [1]
MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102113720/Stella-Eliza-PhelpsGender Female FamilySearch ID KWC7-FVY _UID C385E2A034D44B50BA271C33EB58C8D67E63 Burial Aug 2007 Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA [1]
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Birth: Feb. 1, 1912
Death: Aug. 18, 2007
Stella Buckley Phelps
(February 1, 1912 - August 18, 2007)
Stella Eliza Buckley Phelps, 95, died Saturday, August 18, 2007. She was a strong, smart and resolute woman with a huge heart and a wonderful laugh. She had a tremendous life force that extended her years on earth far beyond the calculations of many medical professionals. She loved the world but most of all she loved her family. She had an extraordinary capacity for hope and for happy endings that even overwhelming odds could not diminish. She reserved the right to be herself and allowed others the same courtesy. She was deeply loved, admired and respected.
She leaves behind a great legacy of memories to those of us who must go on without her. Quite simply, she made the world a better place. She was the center of a devoted, large family in which she took enormous pride. Children were drawn to her throughout her life and many of them found comfort and solace in her arms.
Stella was a wonderful role model because of her resilience, courage, humor and even her stubbornness.
She had an unfailing and infallible faith in God and in her religion.
This adage epitomized her philosophy of life: "You can weep because rose bushes have thorns or you can rejoice that thorn bushes have roses."
Stella was born February 1, 1912, the first child of Charles Joseph and Millie Maw Buckley.
She married George A. Phelps after a courtship that centered around dancing at the old White City Dance Hall in Ogden. George died in 1972 but he lived on in her heart. Their marriage was later sealed for time and eternity in the LDS Temple. She loved talking about George after he died and she often remarked how much she looked forward to the day she would be with him again.
She worked for many years in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a Primary president and in other organizations. She also volunteered for several years at the Deaf and Blind School.
Stella took her rights as a citizen to heart and she never failed to vote. She had strong opinions but she was not averse to changing her mind, if she could be persuaded that she was mistaken.
She was a lifelong reader and she was an excellent pinochle player.
She will be very missed by those who were lucky enough to know and love her. The world will be a bleaker place without her, but it is a comfort to imagine how welcomed she will be in her new heavenly home.
Stella is survive by her children, Ralph Charles Phelps, Oceanside, CA; Arlene (Charles) Edson, Clinton; Carma (Keith) Coleman, Ogden; Margaret (Dave) Vaughn, Riverdale; Marty (Gary) Humphreys, Ogden; and Pat (Jack) Singleton, Washington Terrace. She is survived by a progeny that extends to five generations.
She is also survived by two beloved sisters, Laura Christofferson, North Ogden; and Florence Moss, Ogden.
Interment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd.
Family links:
Parents:
Charles Joseph Buckley (1884 - 1959)
Millie Maw Buckley (1884 - 1951)
Spouse:
George Adair Phelps (1909 - 1972)
Children:
Margaret Phelps Vaughn (1940 - 2010)*
Siblings:
Stella Eliza Buckley Phelps (1912 - 2007)
Maurice Robert Buckley (1913 - 1990)*
Charles Joseph Buckley (1915 - 1939)*
Howard William Buckley (1916 - 1967)*
Edith M. Thorsted (1919 - 2005)*
Laura Buckley Christofferson (1921 - 2009)*
Edna Buckley (1923 - 1946)*
Florence Buckley Bowden Moss (1926 - 2009)*
Leo Herman Buckley (1928 - 1982)*
Frank Aaron Buckley (1931 - 1937)*
Mary Buckley (1932 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Washington Heights Memorial Park
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Plot: Garden of Devotion
Created by: Richard Ross
Record added: Dec 13, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 102113720
Stella Eliza Buckley Phelps (1912-2007) - Find A Grave Memorial MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102113720/Stella-Eliza-PhelpsDeath 18 Aug 2007 [1] MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
MMI - I61807 - Stella Eliza Phelps nee Buckley
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102113720/Stella-Eliza-PhelpsPatriarch & Matriarch Buckley, Maurice
b. 15 Aug 1846, Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
d. 12 Jul 1909, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA(Age 62 years) (Grandfather)
Stone, Rhoda
b. 1 May 1841,,, Somerset, England
d. 16 Jan 1913, Plain City, Weber, Utah, USA(Age 71 years) (Great Grandmother)
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Person ID I61807 The Family Maw Last Modified 11 Dec 2017
Father Buckley, Charles Joseph
b. 14 May 1884, , , Iowa, USA
d. 10 Nov 1959, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA(Age 75 years)
Other Partners: McCann, Mamie EllenMother Maw, Millie
b. 28 Oct 1884, Plain City, Weber, Utah, USA
d. 6 Mar 1951, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA(Age 66 years)
Marriage 10 Apr 1911 Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 11 months - She : 26 years and 6 months. _STAT 21 Jun 1934 Sealed Family ID F13196 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Phelps, George Adair
b. 30 May 1909, Kell, Marion, Illinois, USA
d. 3 Mar 1972, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA(Age 62 years)
Marriage 14 Jun 1930 , Davis, Utah, USA [2]
Age at Marriage She : 18 years and 4 months - He : 21 years and 1 month. Children
7 children Family ID F21183 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Dec 2017
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Event Map Click to display Birth - 1 Feb 1912 - , , Oregon, USA Child - Buckley, Babe - 15 Aug 1927 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Marriage - 14 Jun 1930 - , Davis, Utah, USA Child - Phelps, Margaret "Maggie" "Maggie" - 26 Aug 1940 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Burial - Aug 2007 - Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S100] Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Maw&GSsr=1&), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102113720 (Reliability: 3).
- [S356] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch , ((http://new.familysearch.org)), accessed 10 Dec 2017), entry for Stella Eliza Buckley, person ID KWC7-FVY. (Reliability: 3).