Aunt Della is buried in Madera County, CA.
Larry's (Della's son) wife said there were 3 graves sites that belong to the Reid's. Della was killed in a car wreck in Chowchilla, CA.
6/14/2011 Per Arbor Vitae Cemetery office:
Della Estella Reid is buried in the
cemetery: Block 5, Row 5, Plot J.
Office verified birth/death dates.
Name in records: Della Estella Reid.
6/15/2011 Cemetery Hopper reported problem:
Searched the stated plot/section and could not find the grave. Found both neighboring markers, Amador and Creighton, that the office told me about but there is no marker where Della's is supposed to be.
6/15/2011 Per Arbor Vitae Cemetery office:
The cemetery district was formed in 1946 and now requires grave stones. There wouldn't have been that requirement at the time of Della's death in 1944. The cemetery office does not know whether or not a stone was placed and does not have an obituary. Cemetery office shared:
a) Funeral home was: Madera Funeral Home. Office stated they are owned under a different name and have sparse records.
b) Newspaper was Madera Tribune, if an obituary was ran.
Marriage Record:
Married: James Arthur Reid
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Name: Della Graham
Gender: Female
County: Scott
Spouse: James A Reid
Marriage Date: 30 Jan 1939
License Date: 30 Jan 1939
Certificate Number: 27657
Volume Number: 0002
Children of James & Della:
1. Jerry Donald Reid
2. James Larry Reid
3. Mary Ann or Mary Jane Reid
Death Record:
California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Della Estella Reid
[Della Estelle Graham]
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1919
Birthplace: Arkansas
Death Date: 6 May 1944
Death Place: Madera
Mother's Maiden Name: Scarbrough
Father's Surname: Graham
Aunt Della is buried in Madera County, CA.
Larry's (Della's son) wife said there were 3 graves sites that belong to the Reid's. Della was killed in a car wreck in Chowchilla, CA.
6/14/2011 Per Arbor Vitae Cemetery office:
Della Estella Reid is buried in the
cemetery: Block 5, Row 5, Plot J.
Office verified birth/death dates.
Name in records: Della Estella Reid.
6/15/2011 Cemetery Hopper reported problem:
Searched the stated plot/section and could not find the grave. Found both neighboring markers, Amador and Creighton, that the office told me about but there is no marker where Della's is supposed to be.
6/15/2011 Per Arbor Vitae Cemetery office:
The cemetery district was formed in 1946 and now requires grave stones. There wouldn't have been that requirement at the time of Della's death in 1944. The cemetery office does not know whether or not a stone was placed and does not have an obituary. Cemetery office shared:
a) Funeral home was: Madera Funeral Home. Office stated they are owned under a different name and have sparse records.
b) Newspaper was Madera Tribune, if an obituary was ran.
Marriage Record:
Married: James Arthur Reid
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Name: Della Graham
Gender: Female
County: Scott
Spouse: James A Reid
Marriage Date: 30 Jan 1939
License Date: 30 Jan 1939
Certificate Number: 27657
Volume Number: 0002
Children of James & Della:
1. Jerry Donald Reid
2. James Larry Reid
3. Mary Ann or Mary Jane Reid
Death Record:
California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Della Estella Reid
[Della Estelle Graham]
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1919
Birthplace: Arkansas
Death Date: 6 May 1944
Death Place: Madera
Mother's Maiden Name: Scarbrough
Father's Surname: Graham
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