Darlene was the daughter of George Elsworth Stankey and Trieva Bernice (Billings) Stankey. On her mother's side her heritage goes back to the Mayflower.
She married James Little Jr on Sept 4, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA. They have two children.
OBITUARY for Darlene E. Little
September 25, 1931 - November 27, 2013
Darlene Little was born Darlene Evon Stankey on September 25, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, a second-generation California native. She was the oldest child of George and Trieva Stankey and remained the only child for a decade, until her little brother Darron came along. She enjoyed a happy childhood, roller-skating and playing jacks on the sidewalks of Hollywood – it was on one of those sidewalks one day when a skinny kid named Jim Little stepped on her jacks and she stole his heart away.
Darlene and family moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1946, and she graduated from San Fernando High School in 1949, then married the love of her life and had two children.... Darlene loved her grandchildren dearly, and the icing on the cake came along in March 2013, when her granddaughter and husband became parents to twin boys. After being diagnosed with a serious lung disease, Darlene often said she hoped she would live to see a great grandchild, and she got a two-for-one deal!
Darlene loved Frank Sinatra music, the soundtrack from South Pacific, good wine, good friends and, most of all, her family. She was "Auntie Dar” to her nieces, and many others, and kept tabs on all the extended family members across the country. If you needed to know anything about anybody in the family, she was your “go to” person - she was truly the matriarch of the family.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents and brother, and will be sorely missed by her husband of 64 years, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and countless others who loved her.
(living names withheld for privacy)
She married James Little Jr on Sept 4, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA. They have two children.
OBITUARY for Darlene E. Little
September 25, 1931 - November 27, 2013
Darlene Little was born Darlene Evon Stankey on September 25, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, a second-generation California native. She was the oldest child of George and Trieva Stankey and remained the only child for a decade, until her little brother Darron came along. She enjoyed a happy childhood, roller-skating and playing jacks on the sidewalks of Hollywood – it was on one of those sidewalks one day when a skinny kid named Jim Little stepped on her jacks and she stole his heart away.
Darlene and family moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1946, and she graduated from San Fernando High School in 1949, then married the love of her life and had two children.... Darlene loved her grandchildren dearly, and the icing on the cake came along in March 2013, when her granddaughter and husband became parents to twin boys. After being diagnosed with a serious lung disease, Darlene often said she hoped she would live to see a great grandchild, and she got a two-for-one deal!
Darlene loved Frank Sinatra music, the soundtrack from South Pacific, good wine, good friends and, most of all, her family. She was "Auntie Dar” to her nieces, and many others, and kept tabs on all the extended family members across the country. If you needed to know anything about anybody in the family, she was your “go to” person - she was truly the matriarch of the family.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents and brother, and will be sorely missed by her husband of 64 years, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and countless others who loved her.
(living names withheld for privacy)
Darlene was the daughter of George Elsworth Stankey and Trieva Bernice (Billings) Stankey. On her mother's side her heritage goes back to the Mayflower.
She married James Little Jr on Sept 4, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA. They have two children.
OBITUARY for Darlene E. Little
September 25, 1931 - November 27, 2013
Darlene Little was born Darlene Evon Stankey on September 25, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, a second-generation California native. She was the oldest child of George and Trieva Stankey and remained the only child for a decade, until her little brother Darron came along. She enjoyed a happy childhood, roller-skating and playing jacks on the sidewalks of Hollywood – it was on one of those sidewalks one day when a skinny kid named Jim Little stepped on her jacks and she stole his heart away.
Darlene and family moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1946, and she graduated from San Fernando High School in 1949, then married the love of her life and had two children.... Darlene loved her grandchildren dearly, and the icing on the cake came along in March 2013, when her granddaughter and husband became parents to twin boys. After being diagnosed with a serious lung disease, Darlene often said she hoped she would live to see a great grandchild, and she got a two-for-one deal!
Darlene loved Frank Sinatra music, the soundtrack from South Pacific, good wine, good friends and, most of all, her family. She was "Auntie Dar” to her nieces, and many others, and kept tabs on all the extended family members across the country. If you needed to know anything about anybody in the family, she was your “go to” person - she was truly the matriarch of the family.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents and brother, and will be sorely missed by her husband of 64 years, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and countless others who loved her.
(living names withheld for privacy)
She married James Little Jr on Sept 4, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA. They have two children.
OBITUARY for Darlene E. Little
September 25, 1931 - November 27, 2013
Darlene Little was born Darlene Evon Stankey on September 25, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, a second-generation California native. She was the oldest child of George and Trieva Stankey and remained the only child for a decade, until her little brother Darron came along. She enjoyed a happy childhood, roller-skating and playing jacks on the sidewalks of Hollywood – it was on one of those sidewalks one day when a skinny kid named Jim Little stepped on her jacks and she stole his heart away.
Darlene and family moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1946, and she graduated from San Fernando High School in 1949, then married the love of her life and had two children.... Darlene loved her grandchildren dearly, and the icing on the cake came along in March 2013, when her granddaughter and husband became parents to twin boys. After being diagnosed with a serious lung disease, Darlene often said she hoped she would live to see a great grandchild, and she got a two-for-one deal!
Darlene loved Frank Sinatra music, the soundtrack from South Pacific, good wine, good friends and, most of all, her family. She was "Auntie Dar” to her nieces, and many others, and kept tabs on all the extended family members across the country. If you needed to know anything about anybody in the family, she was your “go to” person - she was truly the matriarch of the family.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents and brother, and will be sorely missed by her husband of 64 years, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and countless others who loved her.
(living names withheld for privacy)
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