Her Oregon birth certificate shows her name as "Delores May Crowell"
In 1920 US Census of Oregon, Morrow County, Heppner, ED 135, Sheet 8 with parents and siblings.
Her obit: "Delorous 'Ma Nelson' Stevens, 85, of Wenatchee (but her heart has always stayed in Omak), died Saturday, March 29, 1997, at Central Washington Hospital in the loving arms of her daughter following a short battle with cancer. We will miss her very much. Delorous was born Nov. 12, 1911, in Salem, Ore., to Adarno and LaUna (Jackson) Crowell. She spent her childhood in northeastern Oregon and rode horses to school for 11 years. She moved to Winthrop in 1930 to work as a cook in a logging camp. She lived and worked in Wenatchee for a short time so she could finish her education. She met and married Jack Stevens in 1931. They made their home in Brewster for 10 years. Delorous married Vester Nelson in 1942 and lived in Omak. In 1947, they began caring for foster children, which Delorous continued until her death. Delorous was past president of Washington State PTA (Parent Teachers Association), former member of Pouge Flat Grange, Omak, and current member of BeeHive Grange, Wenatchee. She was a 4-H leader for many years and a charter member and first president of the Sunnyside-Up ITC (Toastmistress Club). Delorous was a charter member of the Chelan County chapter of M.A.A.D.
In 1959, Delorous formed a drill team of kids on horseback in Riverside. They were the "Ghost Town Riders" and she became known as "Ma Nelson." From 1959 to 1962, the team belonged to and competed for the Okanogan Boots and Saddle Club. In the spring of 1962, the drill team became an official independent saddle club - the Ghost Riders of Omak. In 1964 Ma was president of the Games Division of Washington State Horsemen. Ma Nelson was drill team leader of the Ghost Riders from the unit's inception in 1959 to Ma's move to Wenatchee in 1979. She was games chairman of the club for many years.
In 1969, in support of the Omak Stampede, Ma formed a parade unit of the Ghost Riders to perform as "Omak Stampeder" when the Stampede Queen needed a unit. For several years, including the bicentennial in 1976, the "Stampeders" performed all over Washington promoting the Stampede.
After remarriage to Jack Stevens in 1972 and their move to Wenatchee in 1979, "Ma" became "Grandma Stevens" to dozens of 4-H'ers in Dianne and Frank Cook's Knight Riders.
Delorous was primarily a homemaker, but worked at the Umitilla Ordnance Bomb Depot during World War II; was a waitress; nurse's aide in Tillicum House, Okanogan; teacher's aide and home/school coordinator in the Omak School District; and a self-employed dog groomer.
Delorous/Ma/Grandma was a life-long haven for strays of all kinds -- from children to chickens. She always had room, time and love in her heart for one more. She lovingly referred to her home as "the house of rejects."
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Frank Cook, Wenatchee; son Jack "J.D." Stevens, Fairfax, VA; foster daughter Heidi Thompson, at home; brothers Howard (and June) Crowell, Ione, Ore. And Bob (and Toni) Crowell, Omak; sister Kay Davis, Tacoma; foster children Ralph Lathrop, Aurora, Colo., Bette (Lathrop) Underwood, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dale Lathrop, Ephrata, Elizabeth (Lathrop) Jacob, Gresham, Ore., Charles "Bud" Lathrop, Lakeside, Ore., Bob and John Lathrop, Wenatchee, Don Lathrop, Springfield, Ore., Max Emory, Bellevue, Ruth (Emory) Davenport, Sultan, Louise (Emory) Smith, Omak, Jim Wallace, Winterville, Ga., A. L. "Skeets" Wallace, Rockfield, Ky., Thelma (Mantei) Rumford, Clinton, Md., Vivian (Sandanime) Tugaw, Okanogan, Carol Brown, Sandra and Rhonda Judd, Janice (Phillips) Link, Vickie Gladden, Jennifer Stevens, Christy Stapleton and David Sovey, all of Wenatchee, and Misti Lockhart, Moses Lake; plus many others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Wayne Stevens in 1944, twin daughters Bonnie LaUna and Beverly Rose Nelson in 1948, husbands Vester Nelson in 1966 and Jack Stevens in 1986.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Ione, Ore. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Foundation or the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, P. O. Box 55,Wenatchee,Wash., 98807. Local arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee."
Jack and Delorous remarried on 15 November 1972. Buried at Ione, Oregon.
In 1920 US Census of Oregon, Morrow County, Heppner, ED 135, Sheet 8 with parents and siblings.
Her obit: "Delorous 'Ma Nelson' Stevens, 85, of Wenatchee (but her heart has always stayed in Omak), died Saturday, March 29, 1997, at Central Washington Hospital in the loving arms of her daughter following a short battle with cancer. We will miss her very much. Delorous was born Nov. 12, 1911, in Salem, Ore., to Adarno and LaUna (Jackson) Crowell. She spent her childhood in northeastern Oregon and rode horses to school for 11 years. She moved to Winthrop in 1930 to work as a cook in a logging camp. She lived and worked in Wenatchee for a short time so she could finish her education. She met and married Jack Stevens in 1931. They made their home in Brewster for 10 years. Delorous married Vester Nelson in 1942 and lived in Omak. In 1947, they began caring for foster children, which Delorous continued until her death. Delorous was past president of Washington State PTA (Parent Teachers Association), former member of Pouge Flat Grange, Omak, and current member of BeeHive Grange, Wenatchee. She was a 4-H leader for many years and a charter member and first president of the Sunnyside-Up ITC (Toastmistress Club). Delorous was a charter member of the Chelan County chapter of M.A.A.D.
In 1959, Delorous formed a drill team of kids on horseback in Riverside. They were the "Ghost Town Riders" and she became known as "Ma Nelson." From 1959 to 1962, the team belonged to and competed for the Okanogan Boots and Saddle Club. In the spring of 1962, the drill team became an official independent saddle club - the Ghost Riders of Omak. In 1964 Ma was president of the Games Division of Washington State Horsemen. Ma Nelson was drill team leader of the Ghost Riders from the unit's inception in 1959 to Ma's move to Wenatchee in 1979. She was games chairman of the club for many years.
In 1969, in support of the Omak Stampede, Ma formed a parade unit of the Ghost Riders to perform as "Omak Stampeder" when the Stampede Queen needed a unit. For several years, including the bicentennial in 1976, the "Stampeders" performed all over Washington promoting the Stampede.
After remarriage to Jack Stevens in 1972 and their move to Wenatchee in 1979, "Ma" became "Grandma Stevens" to dozens of 4-H'ers in Dianne and Frank Cook's Knight Riders.
Delorous was primarily a homemaker, but worked at the Umitilla Ordnance Bomb Depot during World War II; was a waitress; nurse's aide in Tillicum House, Okanogan; teacher's aide and home/school coordinator in the Omak School District; and a self-employed dog groomer.
Delorous/Ma/Grandma was a life-long haven for strays of all kinds -- from children to chickens. She always had room, time and love in her heart for one more. She lovingly referred to her home as "the house of rejects."
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Frank Cook, Wenatchee; son Jack "J.D." Stevens, Fairfax, VA; foster daughter Heidi Thompson, at home; brothers Howard (and June) Crowell, Ione, Ore. And Bob (and Toni) Crowell, Omak; sister Kay Davis, Tacoma; foster children Ralph Lathrop, Aurora, Colo., Bette (Lathrop) Underwood, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dale Lathrop, Ephrata, Elizabeth (Lathrop) Jacob, Gresham, Ore., Charles "Bud" Lathrop, Lakeside, Ore., Bob and John Lathrop, Wenatchee, Don Lathrop, Springfield, Ore., Max Emory, Bellevue, Ruth (Emory) Davenport, Sultan, Louise (Emory) Smith, Omak, Jim Wallace, Winterville, Ga., A. L. "Skeets" Wallace, Rockfield, Ky., Thelma (Mantei) Rumford, Clinton, Md., Vivian (Sandanime) Tugaw, Okanogan, Carol Brown, Sandra and Rhonda Judd, Janice (Phillips) Link, Vickie Gladden, Jennifer Stevens, Christy Stapleton and David Sovey, all of Wenatchee, and Misti Lockhart, Moses Lake; plus many others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Wayne Stevens in 1944, twin daughters Bonnie LaUna and Beverly Rose Nelson in 1948, husbands Vester Nelson in 1966 and Jack Stevens in 1986.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Ione, Ore. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Foundation or the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, P. O. Box 55,Wenatchee,Wash., 98807. Local arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee."
Jack and Delorous remarried on 15 November 1972. Buried at Ione, Oregon.
Her Oregon birth certificate shows her name as "Delores May Crowell"
In 1920 US Census of Oregon, Morrow County, Heppner, ED 135, Sheet 8 with parents and siblings.
Her obit: "Delorous 'Ma Nelson' Stevens, 85, of Wenatchee (but her heart has always stayed in Omak), died Saturday, March 29, 1997, at Central Washington Hospital in the loving arms of her daughter following a short battle with cancer. We will miss her very much. Delorous was born Nov. 12, 1911, in Salem, Ore., to Adarno and LaUna (Jackson) Crowell. She spent her childhood in northeastern Oregon and rode horses to school for 11 years. She moved to Winthrop in 1930 to work as a cook in a logging camp. She lived and worked in Wenatchee for a short time so she could finish her education. She met and married Jack Stevens in 1931. They made their home in Brewster for 10 years. Delorous married Vester Nelson in 1942 and lived in Omak. In 1947, they began caring for foster children, which Delorous continued until her death. Delorous was past president of Washington State PTA (Parent Teachers Association), former member of Pouge Flat Grange, Omak, and current member of BeeHive Grange, Wenatchee. She was a 4-H leader for many years and a charter member and first president of the Sunnyside-Up ITC (Toastmistress Club). Delorous was a charter member of the Chelan County chapter of M.A.A.D.
In 1959, Delorous formed a drill team of kids on horseback in Riverside. They were the "Ghost Town Riders" and she became known as "Ma Nelson." From 1959 to 1962, the team belonged to and competed for the Okanogan Boots and Saddle Club. In the spring of 1962, the drill team became an official independent saddle club - the Ghost Riders of Omak. In 1964 Ma was president of the Games Division of Washington State Horsemen. Ma Nelson was drill team leader of the Ghost Riders from the unit's inception in 1959 to Ma's move to Wenatchee in 1979. She was games chairman of the club for many years.
In 1969, in support of the Omak Stampede, Ma formed a parade unit of the Ghost Riders to perform as "Omak Stampeder" when the Stampede Queen needed a unit. For several years, including the bicentennial in 1976, the "Stampeders" performed all over Washington promoting the Stampede.
After remarriage to Jack Stevens in 1972 and their move to Wenatchee in 1979, "Ma" became "Grandma Stevens" to dozens of 4-H'ers in Dianne and Frank Cook's Knight Riders.
Delorous was primarily a homemaker, but worked at the Umitilla Ordnance Bomb Depot during World War II; was a waitress; nurse's aide in Tillicum House, Okanogan; teacher's aide and home/school coordinator in the Omak School District; and a self-employed dog groomer.
Delorous/Ma/Grandma was a life-long haven for strays of all kinds -- from children to chickens. She always had room, time and love in her heart for one more. She lovingly referred to her home as "the house of rejects."
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Frank Cook, Wenatchee; son Jack "J.D." Stevens, Fairfax, VA; foster daughter Heidi Thompson, at home; brothers Howard (and June) Crowell, Ione, Ore. And Bob (and Toni) Crowell, Omak; sister Kay Davis, Tacoma; foster children Ralph Lathrop, Aurora, Colo., Bette (Lathrop) Underwood, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dale Lathrop, Ephrata, Elizabeth (Lathrop) Jacob, Gresham, Ore., Charles "Bud" Lathrop, Lakeside, Ore., Bob and John Lathrop, Wenatchee, Don Lathrop, Springfield, Ore., Max Emory, Bellevue, Ruth (Emory) Davenport, Sultan, Louise (Emory) Smith, Omak, Jim Wallace, Winterville, Ga., A. L. "Skeets" Wallace, Rockfield, Ky., Thelma (Mantei) Rumford, Clinton, Md., Vivian (Sandanime) Tugaw, Okanogan, Carol Brown, Sandra and Rhonda Judd, Janice (Phillips) Link, Vickie Gladden, Jennifer Stevens, Christy Stapleton and David Sovey, all of Wenatchee, and Misti Lockhart, Moses Lake; plus many others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Wayne Stevens in 1944, twin daughters Bonnie LaUna and Beverly Rose Nelson in 1948, husbands Vester Nelson in 1966 and Jack Stevens in 1986.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Ione, Ore. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Foundation or the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, P. O. Box 55,Wenatchee,Wash., 98807. Local arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee."
Jack and Delorous remarried on 15 November 1972. Buried at Ione, Oregon.
In 1920 US Census of Oregon, Morrow County, Heppner, ED 135, Sheet 8 with parents and siblings.
Her obit: "Delorous 'Ma Nelson' Stevens, 85, of Wenatchee (but her heart has always stayed in Omak), died Saturday, March 29, 1997, at Central Washington Hospital in the loving arms of her daughter following a short battle with cancer. We will miss her very much. Delorous was born Nov. 12, 1911, in Salem, Ore., to Adarno and LaUna (Jackson) Crowell. She spent her childhood in northeastern Oregon and rode horses to school for 11 years. She moved to Winthrop in 1930 to work as a cook in a logging camp. She lived and worked in Wenatchee for a short time so she could finish her education. She met and married Jack Stevens in 1931. They made their home in Brewster for 10 years. Delorous married Vester Nelson in 1942 and lived in Omak. In 1947, they began caring for foster children, which Delorous continued until her death. Delorous was past president of Washington State PTA (Parent Teachers Association), former member of Pouge Flat Grange, Omak, and current member of BeeHive Grange, Wenatchee. She was a 4-H leader for many years and a charter member and first president of the Sunnyside-Up ITC (Toastmistress Club). Delorous was a charter member of the Chelan County chapter of M.A.A.D.
In 1959, Delorous formed a drill team of kids on horseback in Riverside. They were the "Ghost Town Riders" and she became known as "Ma Nelson." From 1959 to 1962, the team belonged to and competed for the Okanogan Boots and Saddle Club. In the spring of 1962, the drill team became an official independent saddle club - the Ghost Riders of Omak. In 1964 Ma was president of the Games Division of Washington State Horsemen. Ma Nelson was drill team leader of the Ghost Riders from the unit's inception in 1959 to Ma's move to Wenatchee in 1979. She was games chairman of the club for many years.
In 1969, in support of the Omak Stampede, Ma formed a parade unit of the Ghost Riders to perform as "Omak Stampeder" when the Stampede Queen needed a unit. For several years, including the bicentennial in 1976, the "Stampeders" performed all over Washington promoting the Stampede.
After remarriage to Jack Stevens in 1972 and their move to Wenatchee in 1979, "Ma" became "Grandma Stevens" to dozens of 4-H'ers in Dianne and Frank Cook's Knight Riders.
Delorous was primarily a homemaker, but worked at the Umitilla Ordnance Bomb Depot during World War II; was a waitress; nurse's aide in Tillicum House, Okanogan; teacher's aide and home/school coordinator in the Omak School District; and a self-employed dog groomer.
Delorous/Ma/Grandma was a life-long haven for strays of all kinds -- from children to chickens. She always had room, time and love in her heart for one more. She lovingly referred to her home as "the house of rejects."
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Frank Cook, Wenatchee; son Jack "J.D." Stevens, Fairfax, VA; foster daughter Heidi Thompson, at home; brothers Howard (and June) Crowell, Ione, Ore. And Bob (and Toni) Crowell, Omak; sister Kay Davis, Tacoma; foster children Ralph Lathrop, Aurora, Colo., Bette (Lathrop) Underwood, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dale Lathrop, Ephrata, Elizabeth (Lathrop) Jacob, Gresham, Ore., Charles "Bud" Lathrop, Lakeside, Ore., Bob and John Lathrop, Wenatchee, Don Lathrop, Springfield, Ore., Max Emory, Bellevue, Ruth (Emory) Davenport, Sultan, Louise (Emory) Smith, Omak, Jim Wallace, Winterville, Ga., A. L. "Skeets" Wallace, Rockfield, Ky., Thelma (Mantei) Rumford, Clinton, Md., Vivian (Sandanime) Tugaw, Okanogan, Carol Brown, Sandra and Rhonda Judd, Janice (Phillips) Link, Vickie Gladden, Jennifer Stevens, Christy Stapleton and David Sovey, all of Wenatchee, and Misti Lockhart, Moses Lake; plus many others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Wayne Stevens in 1944, twin daughters Bonnie LaUna and Beverly Rose Nelson in 1948, husbands Vester Nelson in 1966 and Jack Stevens in 1986.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Ione, Ore. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Foundation or the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, P. O. Box 55,Wenatchee,Wash., 98807. Local arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee."
Jack and Delorous remarried on 15 November 1972. Buried at Ione, Oregon.
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