Stella Mae was born October 22, 1893, in Missouri to Charles and Mary Ellen Crowther. The family later moved to Grenola, Kansas where she was educated, graduating from high school in 1910. Stella got her teaching credentials and taught at Canola elementary school until marrying Robert Barnes on May 12, 1915, at the age of 22. The family made their home on a farm outside Grenola until moving to Winfield, Kansas in 1937 to take over operation of a dairy started by Louie Barnes, Robert's brother. In 1944 they moved the Sunrise Dairy operations to Rural Route 5 where she worked and lived until her death in 1981. Stella was a remarkable woman who loved life and it showed in everything she did. She was an accomplished gardener, cook, business manager and seamstress, making clothes, quilts, and feather pillows for her family. As with others born in her generation, she was frugal and learned to use and recycle what life gave her. She will always be remembered fondly by everyone who knew her. (Bio provided by granddaughter Cathy Cantrell-Neal).
Stella Mae was born October 22, 1893, in Missouri to Charles and Mary Ellen Crowther. The family later moved to Grenola, Kansas where she was educated, graduating from high school in 1910. Stella got her teaching credentials and taught at Canola elementary school until marrying Robert Barnes on May 12, 1915, at the age of 22. The family made their home on a farm outside Grenola until moving to Winfield, Kansas in 1937 to take over operation of a dairy started by Louie Barnes, Robert's brother. In 1944 they moved the Sunrise Dairy operations to Rural Route 5 where she worked and lived until her death in 1981. Stella was a remarkable woman who loved life and it showed in everything she did. She was an accomplished gardener, cook, business manager and seamstress, making clothes, quilts, and feather pillows for her family. As with others born in her generation, she was frugal and learned to use and recycle what life gave her. She will always be remembered fondly by everyone who knew her. (Bio provided by granddaughter Cathy Cantrell-Neal).
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