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Vivian Marybell Stafford

Female 1919 - 1988  (68 years)


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  • Name Vivian Marybell Stafford  [1, 2
    Birth 29 Apr 1919  Humble, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Apr 1988  Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1959, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Belle Adeline Hills,   b. 20 Sep 1887, Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1969, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1905  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Karl Dane Chandler,   b. 4 Feb 1919, Lovelady, Houston County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1970, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1986, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1954  Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Apr 1919 - Humble, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Apr 1954 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Apr 1988 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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.