Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie Davis Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict “peachtree limb” disciplinarian and freely applied soapy washcloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N.P. Tugwell, of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E.H. Patterson, of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda, of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 N. 12th St.
A private family committal service will be held at Woodlawn cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2004. This will be followed by a memorial service in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14th and Grand Avenue, at 11 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that those who desire to give a memorial contribution to Mrs. Stubblefield’s memory by making a contribution to the charity of the donor’s choice or add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Elizabeth Stearns
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1918
Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Raymond Stubblefield
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage License Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage County: Washington
Event Type: Marriage
––––– • ––––– FAYETTEVILLE — Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville, Ark. to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie David Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s, and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a longstanding member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict "peach tree limb" disciplinarian and freely applied soapy wash cloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables, and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N. P. Tugwell of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E. H. Patterson of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 29, at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 North 12 th Street.
A private family committal service will be held at 10:15 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2004, at Woodlawn Cemetery. This will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14 th and Grand Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson. In lieu of flowers, the family request that those who desire to give a memorial tribute to Mrs. Stubblefield's memory do so by making a contribution to the charity of their choice, or to add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Stubblefield memorial scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, P. O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, Ark. 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie Davis Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict “peachtree limb” disciplinarian and freely applied soapy washcloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N.P. Tugwell, of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E.H. Patterson, of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda, of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 N. 12th St.
A private family committal service will be held at Woodlawn cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2004. This will be followed by a memorial service in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14th and Grand Avenue, at 11 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that those who desire to give a memorial contribution to Mrs. Stubblefield’s memory by making a contribution to the charity of the donor’s choice or add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Elizabeth Stearns
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1918
Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Raymond Stubblefield
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage License Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage County: Washington
Event Type: Marriage
––––– • ––––– FAYETTEVILLE — Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville, Ark. to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie David Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s, and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a longstanding member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict "peach tree limb" disciplinarian and freely applied soapy wash cloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables, and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N. P. Tugwell of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E. H. Patterson of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 29, at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 North 12 th Street.
A private family committal service will be held at 10:15 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2004, at Woodlawn Cemetery. This will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14 th and Grand Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson. In lieu of flowers, the family request that those who desire to give a memorial tribute to Mrs. Stubblefield's memory do so by making a contribution to the charity of their choice, or to add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Stubblefield memorial scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, P. O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, Ark. 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie Davis Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict “peachtree limb” disciplinarian and freely applied soapy washcloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N.P. Tugwell, of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E.H. Patterson, of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda, of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 N. 12th St.
A private family committal service will be held at Woodlawn cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2004. This will be followed by a memorial service in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14th and Grand Avenue, at 11 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that those who desire to give a memorial contribution to Mrs. Stubblefield’s memory by making a contribution to the charity of the donor’s choice or add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Elizabeth Stearns
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1918
Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Raymond Stubblefield
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage License Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage County: Washington
Event Type: Marriage
––––– • ––––– FAYETTEVILLE — Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville, Ark. to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie David Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s, and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a longstanding member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict "peach tree limb" disciplinarian and freely applied soapy wash cloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables, and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N. P. Tugwell of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E. H. Patterson of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 29, at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 North 12 th Street.
A private family committal service will be held at 10:15 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2004, at Woodlawn Cemetery. This will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14 th and Grand Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson. In lieu of flowers, the family request that those who desire to give a memorial tribute to Mrs. Stubblefield's memory do so by making a contribution to the charity of their choice, or to add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Stubblefield memorial scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, P. O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, Ark. 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie Davis Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict “peachtree limb” disciplinarian and freely applied soapy washcloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N.P. Tugwell, of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E.H. Patterson, of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda, of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 N. 12th St.
A private family committal service will be held at Woodlawn cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2004. This will be followed by a memorial service in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14th and Grand Avenue, at 11 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that those who desire to give a memorial contribution to Mrs. Stubblefield’s memory by making a contribution to the charity of the donor’s choice or add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
Elizabeth Stearns
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1918
Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Raymond Stubblefield
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Residence: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage License Date: 18 Jul 1936
Marriage County: Washington
Event Type: Marriage
––––– • ––––– FAYETTEVILLE — Elizabeth Stearns Stubblefield passed away in Fayetteville on Monday evening, July 26, 2004, at the age of 86 years. She was married 68 years to the late Raymond Stubblefield, who died at the age of 91 in January 2004.
Mrs. Stubblefield was born on July 4, 1918, in Fayetteville, Ark. to Sidney S. Stearns and Mattie David Stearns. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Appleby Grammar School and University High School on the University of Arkansas campus before marrying and moving to Fort Smith to raise a family with Raymond.
By age 30, she had five children. The values she raised her children to live by centered around strong spiritual beliefs, hard work, truth and integrity. She was a godly woman and was the driving force in ensuring each child obtained a sound general education, particularly teaching them to love reading, books and music. Having resided 30 years in Fort Smith from the late 1930s to the late 1960s, and in Little Rock from 1968 through 2000, she was a longstanding member of First Baptist Church in both cities.
Intolerant of idle hands, she could be a strict "peach tree limb" disciplinarian and freely applied soapy wash cloths to errant tongues. On the other hand, she was self-sacrificial to a fault when staying up all night to sew, can vegetables, and provide for her children. She was a stickler for keeping all her children well-clothed, well-shod, well-fed and clean.
Never more happy than when working, she habitually whistled favorite tunes very beautifully while she went about her tasks. As to her sins, chief among her faults was the fact that she was quick to make a cursory pass at vegetables and other nutrients on her plate en route to pies and cakes and other sweeties.
She is survived by five children, Ramona Tugwell, daughter, and her husband, Dr. N. P. Tugwell of Fayetteville, Joel R. Stubblefield, son, of Fort Smith, Marilyn Patterson, daughter, and her husband, E. H. Patterson of Bonita Springs, Fla., Michael Stubblefield, son, and his wife, Linda of Visalia, Calif., and Beverly Loos, daughter, of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss her very much.
The family will have visitation from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 29, at Edwards Funeral Home, 201 North 12 th Street.
A private family committal service will be held at 10:15 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2004, at Woodlawn Cemetery. This will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 14 th and Grand Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Cowan, William Douglas Jr., William Douglas III, Spencer Loos, Scott Stubblefield, Noel Tugwell and Dustin Beeson. In lieu of flowers, the family request that those who desire to give a memorial tribute to Mrs. Stubblefield's memory do so by making a contribution to the charity of their choice, or to add to the Elizabeth and Raymond Stubblefield memorial scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, P. O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, Ark. 72913, for the purpose of helping young Arkansans gain a college education.
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