Jay P. Stokes, a long-time resident of Blair and Washington County, died at his home in north Blair last Sunday, December 14th. The Stokes home was at 672 North 16th Street.
Mr. Stokes was born at Avoca, Iowa, September 18, 1883. He came to Washington County and the Herman area as a young man. He farmed for a number of years near Herman but moved to Blair upon retiring from farming. For a time he served on the Blair police force, but most of his years in Blair were spent in semi-retirement.
Mrs. Stokes died Nov. 18, 1968. He is survived by four daughters and five sons.
The daughters are: Mrs. Albert Petersen (Laura) of Herman; Mrs. Velmar Katt (Marjorie) of Arlington; Mrs. Ray Rolfs (Luella), Valley, Nebr.; Mrs. Harlan Wulf (Mardelle) of Blair.
The sons are Jay, Jr, and Lester Stokes, both of Omaha; James and Earl Stokes, both of Blair; and Shirley Stokes of Tucson, Arizona. A brother, Edgar Polin, resides in Englewood, Colorado.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Atherton conducting the service. Burial, under the direction of the Bendorf Funeral Home, was made in the Herman Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mitchell Rahlfs, Darrel Katt, Clifford Petersen, Ronald Livermore, D. Jack Standen and Richard Dalton.
Source
Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 12/18/1969
Jay P. Stokes, a long-time resident of Blair and Washington County, died at his home in north Blair last Sunday, December 14th. The Stokes home was at 672 North 16th Street.
Mr. Stokes was born at Avoca, Iowa, September 18, 1883. He came to Washington County and the Herman area as a young man. He farmed for a number of years near Herman but moved to Blair upon retiring from farming. For a time he served on the Blair police force, but most of his years in Blair were spent in semi-retirement.
Mrs. Stokes died Nov. 18, 1968. He is survived by four daughters and five sons.
The daughters are: Mrs. Albert Petersen (Laura) of Herman; Mrs. Velmar Katt (Marjorie) of Arlington; Mrs. Ray Rolfs (Luella), Valley, Nebr.; Mrs. Harlan Wulf (Mardelle) of Blair.
The sons are Jay, Jr, and Lester Stokes, both of Omaha; James and Earl Stokes, both of Blair; and Shirley Stokes of Tucson, Arizona. A brother, Edgar Polin, resides in Englewood, Colorado.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Atherton conducting the service. Burial, under the direction of the Bendorf Funeral Home, was made in the Herman Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mitchell Rahlfs, Darrel Katt, Clifford Petersen, Ronald Livermore, D. Jack Standen and Richard Dalton.
Source
Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 12/18/1969
Family Members
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Shirley Jay Stokes
1906–1991
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Laura May Stokes Petersen
1908–2008
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Marjorie Stokes Katt
1910–1980
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Luella E. Stokes Rolfs
1912–1987
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Mardelle Josephine Stokes Wulf
1917–2017
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James C. Stokes
1919–1994
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Jay Polin Stokes Jr
1921–2001
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Earl W Stokes
1923–2009
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Louis William Stokes
1925–1925
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Infant Son Stokes
1927–1927
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