"Mrs. Cleveland was the widow of the late George Cleveland, member of a pioneer Chico family, who owned the Cleveland Ranch and after which Cleveland Avenue was named. Cleveland passed away seven years ago.
"Mrs. Cleveland was born in Arkansas and moved to Chico with her parents at the age of three years.
"Her survivors include the following children: Mrs. Ruth Wyckoff of Stirling City; Mrs. Georgia E. Webb of Wilmar, Calif.; Mrs. Meda Shore of Chico; Mrs. Irma Chambers of Chico; Mrs. Helen Wood of Chico; Clark Cleveland of Napa; and Robert Cleveland of Chico; one brother, George Brown of Chico. Twenty-two grand children and eleven great grand children also survive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later at the Black & Johnson funeral home."
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The Chico Enterprise, Friday Evening, December 22, 1940: "Rites Held for Mrs. Cleveland. With many beautiful floral offerings banking the chapel of the Black and Johnson funeral home and many friends and relatives attending, services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Ellen Cleveland, well known pioneer Chico resident who died here Tuesday.
"Rev. Harris Pillsbury of the Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian church officiated at the services. Mrs. L.A. Kloor played soft pipe organ music before and after the service. The interment was held in the family plot beside her late husband, George Cleveland, in the Chico cemetery.
"The following friends acted as casket bearers: Henry Allen, Howard Conway, George Fosmire, John McManus, Emmett Pore, and Elmer Rice."
"Mrs. Cleveland was the widow of the late George Cleveland, member of a pioneer Chico family, who owned the Cleveland Ranch and after which Cleveland Avenue was named. Cleveland passed away seven years ago.
"Mrs. Cleveland was born in Arkansas and moved to Chico with her parents at the age of three years.
"Her survivors include the following children: Mrs. Ruth Wyckoff of Stirling City; Mrs. Georgia E. Webb of Wilmar, Calif.; Mrs. Meda Shore of Chico; Mrs. Irma Chambers of Chico; Mrs. Helen Wood of Chico; Clark Cleveland of Napa; and Robert Cleveland of Chico; one brother, George Brown of Chico. Twenty-two grand children and eleven great grand children also survive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later at the Black & Johnson funeral home."
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The Chico Enterprise, Friday Evening, December 22, 1940: "Rites Held for Mrs. Cleveland. With many beautiful floral offerings banking the chapel of the Black and Johnson funeral home and many friends and relatives attending, services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Ellen Cleveland, well known pioneer Chico resident who died here Tuesday.
"Rev. Harris Pillsbury of the Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian church officiated at the services. Mrs. L.A. Kloor played soft pipe organ music before and after the service. The interment was held in the family plot beside her late husband, George Cleveland, in the Chico cemetery.
"The following friends acted as casket bearers: Henry Allen, Howard Conway, George Fosmire, John McManus, Emmett Pore, and Elmer Rice."
Family Members
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Ruth Maude Cleveland Wyckoff
1892–1966
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Georgia Edwina Cleveland Webb
1894–1978
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Meda Cleveland Shore
1896–1964
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Irma Irene Cleveland Chambers
1898–1977
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Jessie Ruby Cleveland
1900–1916
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Kenneth Ray Cleveland
1904–1906
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Eveline Cleveland
1908–1908
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Helen Viola Cleveland Wood
1914–1976
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Robert H. Cleveland
1916–1966
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