Vivian Marybell Stafford

1919 - 1988  (68 years)

• Name	Vivian Marybell Stafford  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Apr 1919	Humble, Harris County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Apr 1988	Austin, Travis County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Marybell S. Dismuke Marybell S. Dismuke, age 68, of Austin, died Sunday, April 3, 1988, at her home. Born April 29, 1919 in Humble, Texas, she was the daughter of Leonard and Bell Hills Stafford. After graduating from Pasadena High School and Sam Houston State University, she taught in Texas public schools for several years. Later, she held secretarial and administrative positions with Morgan-Lindsey Department Stores, the San Jacinto Monument and Museum, Greyhound Bus Company, the office of the late Governor Allan Shivers, and the Texas Legislative Council. Beginning March 1, 1963, she served as executive director of Texas Civil Judical Council and then became executive secretary of the Texas Office of Court Administration. She retired from the latter position on December 31, 1979, to glowing tributes from members of the judiciary and court personnel state-wide. She was married to Grover Richard Dismuke April 19, 1954, and he preceded her in death March 27, 1986. Survivors are a son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Steven, Janice and Cassandra Lynn Dismuke of Pflugerville; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Wynnogene Stafford and Eulas and Sylvia Stafford, all of Pasadena; and several other sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. She was a member of Walnut Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 5, 1988, in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home, with Brother Kenneth Thompson officiating. Pallbearers will be Anton Mogonye, John Bullock, Bob Delph, Harold Wells, Tom Harris, and Tommy Swearingen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walnut Creek Baptist Church, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Funeral Home, Lamar location. (Obituary as published in the April 4, 1988 AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN).
  Person ID	I5021	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonard Jesse Stafford,   b. 23 Mar 1877, Cass County, Texas d. 30 Nov 1959, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Belle Adeline Hills,   b. 20 Sep 1887, Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas d. 25 Sep 1969, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1905	Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F2669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Karl Dane Chandler,   b. 4 Feb 1919, Lovelady, Houston County, Texas d. 1 Apr 1970, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1939
  Family ID	F2674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Grover Richard Dismuke,   b. 18 Oct 1914, Lee County, Texas d. 27 Mar 1986, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1954	Austin, Travis County, Texas
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F2675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Apr 1919 - Humble, Harris County, Texas Marriage - 19 Apr 1954 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Death - 3 Apr 1988 - Austin, Travis County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S641] Giannette, Misty (chelleyg@comcast.net) "Lowery plus" Ver. 2009-02-16 05:45:17 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:3197540.