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Violet Evaline Stanley

Violet Evaline Stanley

Female 1921 - 2004  (83 years)

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  • Name Violet Evaline Stanley  [1
    Birth 6 Feb 1921  Arthur, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 14 Oct 2004  Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fairview Cemetery, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • VIOLET E. (Evaline Stanley) STRONG

      Services for Violet E. Strong, 83, of Gainesville, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Grand Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Black officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.

      Mrs. Strong died Oct. 14, 2004, at her residence.

      She was born Feb. 22 (sic), 1921, in Duncan (sic, actually she was born in Arthur, east of Duncan, in Stephens County), Okla., to Marion and Zona Peoples Stanley. On Jan. 27, 1946 she married Barney F. Strong in Lawton, Okla. Violet Strong was a homemaker and a member of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church. During her working life, she was employed at Street Pharmacy, J.C. Penney, and at Sunbelt Savings.

      Survivors include her husband, Barney F. Strong of Gainesville; daughter, Jeanie Gootas; son and daughter-in-law, Bennie (sic) F. and Pam Strong; grandchildren, Chris and Todd Kuhn, Juli Metzler, Jennifer Barna, and Alyssa and Amber Strong; great-grandchildren, Tyler and Chance Kuhn, Dalton, Luke and Jake Metzler, Bailey and Addey Kuhn, and Sydney and Megan Barna; sisters, Winell Gaidaroff, Willie Mae Landis, and Edna Lee Richardson; and several nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, M.C. Stanley; and sister, Florence Thompson.

      Pallbearers are: Chris and Todd Kuhn, Fred and Steve Stanley, and Tommy and Charles Lewis.

      Visitation will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today.

      From the Gainesville, Texas Daily Register, Friday, October 15, 2004
    Person ID I1293  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Barney Frank Strong,   b. 5 Jan 1914, Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 2011, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1946  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Feb 1921 - Arthur, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1946 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 2004 - Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fairview Cemetery, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    _Strong, Violet Stanley headshot March 1945
    _Strong, Violet Stanley headshot March 1945
    Wife of Barney Strong
    B. 1921 Oklahoma D. 2004 Texas
    Stanley, Violet ca 1945
    Stanley, Violet ca 1945
    The wife of Barney Strong
    Lewis, Annabelle, Leroy Weaver and Violet Strong in 1945
    Lewis, Annabelle, Leroy Weaver and Violet Strong in 1945
    The Weaver and Lewis family remained close throughout the years. This photo is of:
    (L to R): Violet Stanley Strong, Leroy "Snip" Weaver, and Annabelle Hanks Lewis.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Weavers and Strongs in Gainesville, 1959
    Back Row, L to R:
    Barney Strong, Rolla Strong, Burt Strong, Leroy "Snip" Weaver
    Front Row: Violet (Stanley) Strong, UNKNOWN woman holding Bennie Strong (???), Viola Strong Weaver.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN.
    Weavers and Strongs in Gainesville, 1959
    Leroy and Viola (Strong) Weaver; Violet (Stanley) Strong and her husband, Barney. Violet is holding their son, Benny.
    Strong, Barney ca 1974 with wife, Violet and their children
    This picture was taken in February, 1974. Barney and his wife, Violet (Stanley) Strong, are standing. Seated are their children, Benny and Jeannie.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Documents
    Stanley, Violet (Mrs. Barney Strong)
    Stanley, Violet (Mrs. Barney Strong)
    Obituary of Violet Stanley Strong
    Stanley, Violet (Mrs. Barney Strong)
    Stanley, Violet (Mrs. Barney Strong)
    Memorial Funeral Program

  • Sources 
    1. [S410] Strong, Betty Wehunt, Genealogy prepared for Strong Family Reunion ca 1988, subsequent correspondence and emails.