Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Edith D Stoolfire
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Mar 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: David (age 15), Bessie (10), Gladys (8), and Gwennie (6)
Census place: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1341; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 184
Date: 3 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Edith W Stoolfire
Age in 1910: 27
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head of house: roomer
Home in 1910: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Able to read and write: yes
Able to speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Wales [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Occupation: attending University
Census place: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1266; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 1034
Date: 30 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Address: Main Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: high school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: T625_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 75
Date: 3 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 625 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 31
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: superintendent
Industry: county school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1943; Page: ; Enumeration District: 3
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: probably lodger [listed as "teacher']
Home in 1940: Canyonville, Douglas, Oregon,
Address: Main Street
Marital status: widow
Highest grade of school completed: college 5 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: teacher
Industry: school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 16
Amount of money wages or salary: $100
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Canyonville, Canyonville Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Gender: female
Street address: 816 Winchester ph 772-L
City: Roseburg, Oregon
Occupation: substitute school teacher
Widow of : Kitt Ackert
Residence year: 1948
Publication title: Roseburg, Oregon, City Directory
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 816 Winchester Street
Marital status: widow
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: unable to work
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1950
She was the first superintendent of schools for Douglas County, Oregon.
Extract from the Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
County: Douglas
Certificate: 1406
Spouse: Kitt
Extract from Oregon Death Certificate:
Name: Edith Stoolfire Ackert
Age at death: 74
Birth date: 1883
Birth place: Waverly, Kansas
Gender: female
Race: white
Marital status: widow
Residence: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Spouse: Kitt Ackert
Father: Charles Stoolfire
Mother: Helen Jones
Occupation: school teacher - public school
Social Security number: none
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
Death place: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Cause of death: acute circulatory failure
Contributary cause: coronary artery occlusion
Contributary cause: arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, obesity
Burial, cremation, removal: burial
Cemetery: IOOF Cemetery
Location of cemetery: Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Informant: Carol Stingley (daughter)
Certificate number: 1406
Certificate date: 6 Feb 1958
Obituary from the "News-Review" of Roseburg, Oregon dated 1 Feb 1958:
Ex-Superintendent
Of Douglas County
Schools Passes
A former Douglas County superintendent of schools, Mrs. Edith S. Ackert, 74, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law amd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stingley, in Riddle.
She was a resident of the county for 45 years. She was born at Waverly, Kan., March 13. 1883, and was graduated from Oklahoma City University. She taught school in Arizona until she came to Myrtle Creek in 1912.
She was married Nov. 22, 1914. to Kitt Ackert, who preceded her in death Feb. 20, 1931.
Mrs. Ackert taught at Myrtle Creek High School until 1924, when she was elected county school superintendent, a position she held for 12 years.
Following this, she served as substitute teacher in several county schools. Since her retirement, she has devoted much of her time to the organization and advancement of the Douglas County Retired Teachers Assn. She was a charter member of the South Umpqua Study Club.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Albert (Carol) Stingley and Mrs. Stewart (Eva) Taylor, both of Riddle; a sister. Mrs. (Gwennie S. Howard, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a brother, David Stoolfire of Texas; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews and cousins, one being Chester Jennings of Winston.
Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Long & Orr Mortuary in Roseburg. The Rev. Newell Morgan of the First Christian Church of Roseburg will officiate. Concluding services and interment will be held in the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery.
Child:
Carol W Ackert.
Name: Edith D Stoolfire
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Mar 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: David (age 15), Bessie (10), Gladys (8), and Gwennie (6)
Census place: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1341; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 184
Date: 3 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Edith W Stoolfire
Age in 1910: 27
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head of house: roomer
Home in 1910: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Able to read and write: yes
Able to speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Wales [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Occupation: attending University
Census place: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1266; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 1034
Date: 30 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Address: Main Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: high school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: T625_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 75
Date: 3 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 625 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 31
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: superintendent
Industry: county school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1943; Page: ; Enumeration District: 3
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: probably lodger [listed as "teacher']
Home in 1940: Canyonville, Douglas, Oregon,
Address: Main Street
Marital status: widow
Highest grade of school completed: college 5 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: teacher
Industry: school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 16
Amount of money wages or salary: $100
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Canyonville, Canyonville Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Gender: female
Street address: 816 Winchester ph 772-L
City: Roseburg, Oregon
Occupation: substitute school teacher
Widow of : Kitt Ackert
Residence year: 1948
Publication title: Roseburg, Oregon, City Directory
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 816 Winchester Street
Marital status: widow
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: unable to work
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1950
She was the first superintendent of schools for Douglas County, Oregon.
Extract from the Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
County: Douglas
Certificate: 1406
Spouse: Kitt
Extract from Oregon Death Certificate:
Name: Edith Stoolfire Ackert
Age at death: 74
Birth date: 1883
Birth place: Waverly, Kansas
Gender: female
Race: white
Marital status: widow
Residence: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Spouse: Kitt Ackert
Father: Charles Stoolfire
Mother: Helen Jones
Occupation: school teacher - public school
Social Security number: none
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
Death place: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Cause of death: acute circulatory failure
Contributary cause: coronary artery occlusion
Contributary cause: arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, obesity
Burial, cremation, removal: burial
Cemetery: IOOF Cemetery
Location of cemetery: Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Informant: Carol Stingley (daughter)
Certificate number: 1406
Certificate date: 6 Feb 1958
Obituary from the "News-Review" of Roseburg, Oregon dated 1 Feb 1958:
Ex-Superintendent
Of Douglas County
Schools Passes
A former Douglas County superintendent of schools, Mrs. Edith S. Ackert, 74, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law amd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stingley, in Riddle.
She was a resident of the county for 45 years. She was born at Waverly, Kan., March 13. 1883, and was graduated from Oklahoma City University. She taught school in Arizona until she came to Myrtle Creek in 1912.
She was married Nov. 22, 1914. to Kitt Ackert, who preceded her in death Feb. 20, 1931.
Mrs. Ackert taught at Myrtle Creek High School until 1924, when she was elected county school superintendent, a position she held for 12 years.
Following this, she served as substitute teacher in several county schools. Since her retirement, she has devoted much of her time to the organization and advancement of the Douglas County Retired Teachers Assn. She was a charter member of the South Umpqua Study Club.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Albert (Carol) Stingley and Mrs. Stewart (Eva) Taylor, both of Riddle; a sister. Mrs. (Gwennie S. Howard, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a brother, David Stoolfire of Texas; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews and cousins, one being Chester Jennings of Winston.
Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Long & Orr Mortuary in Roseburg. The Rev. Newell Morgan of the First Christian Church of Roseburg will officiate. Concluding services and interment will be held in the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery.
Child:
Carol W Ackert.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Edith D Stoolfire
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Mar 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: David (age 15), Bessie (10), Gladys (8), and Gwennie (6)
Census place: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1341; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 184
Date: 3 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Edith W Stoolfire
Age in 1910: 27
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head of house: roomer
Home in 1910: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Able to read and write: yes
Able to speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Wales [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Occupation: attending University
Census place: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1266; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 1034
Date: 30 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Address: Main Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: high school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: T625_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 75
Date: 3 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 625 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 31
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: superintendent
Industry: county school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1943; Page: ; Enumeration District: 3
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: probably lodger [listed as "teacher']
Home in 1940: Canyonville, Douglas, Oregon,
Address: Main Street
Marital status: widow
Highest grade of school completed: college 5 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: teacher
Industry: school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 16
Amount of money wages or salary: $100
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Canyonville, Canyonville Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Gender: female
Street address: 816 Winchester ph 772-L
City: Roseburg, Oregon
Occupation: substitute school teacher
Widow of : Kitt Ackert
Residence year: 1948
Publication title: Roseburg, Oregon, City Directory
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 816 Winchester Street
Marital status: widow
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: unable to work
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1950
She was the first superintendent of schools for Douglas County, Oregon.
Extract from the Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
County: Douglas
Certificate: 1406
Spouse: Kitt
Extract from Oregon Death Certificate:
Name: Edith Stoolfire Ackert
Age at death: 74
Birth date: 1883
Birth place: Waverly, Kansas
Gender: female
Race: white
Marital status: widow
Residence: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Spouse: Kitt Ackert
Father: Charles Stoolfire
Mother: Helen Jones
Occupation: school teacher - public school
Social Security number: none
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
Death place: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Cause of death: acute circulatory failure
Contributary cause: coronary artery occlusion
Contributary cause: arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, obesity
Burial, cremation, removal: burial
Cemetery: IOOF Cemetery
Location of cemetery: Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Informant: Carol Stingley (daughter)
Certificate number: 1406
Certificate date: 6 Feb 1958
Obituary from the "News-Review" of Roseburg, Oregon dated 1 Feb 1958:
Ex-Superintendent
Of Douglas County
Schools Passes
A former Douglas County superintendent of schools, Mrs. Edith S. Ackert, 74, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law amd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stingley, in Riddle.
She was a resident of the county for 45 years. She was born at Waverly, Kan., March 13. 1883, and was graduated from Oklahoma City University. She taught school in Arizona until she came to Myrtle Creek in 1912.
She was married Nov. 22, 1914. to Kitt Ackert, who preceded her in death Feb. 20, 1931.
Mrs. Ackert taught at Myrtle Creek High School until 1924, when she was elected county school superintendent, a position she held for 12 years.
Following this, she served as substitute teacher in several county schools. Since her retirement, she has devoted much of her time to the organization and advancement of the Douglas County Retired Teachers Assn. She was a charter member of the South Umpqua Study Club.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Albert (Carol) Stingley and Mrs. Stewart (Eva) Taylor, both of Riddle; a sister. Mrs. (Gwennie S. Howard, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a brother, David Stoolfire of Texas; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews and cousins, one being Chester Jennings of Winston.
Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Long & Orr Mortuary in Roseburg. The Rev. Newell Morgan of the First Christian Church of Roseburg will officiate. Concluding services and interment will be held in the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery.
Child:
Carol W Ackert.
Name: Edith D Stoolfire
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Mar 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: David (age 15), Bessie (10), Gladys (8), and Gwennie (6)
Census place: Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1341; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 184
Date: 3 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Edith W Stoolfire
Age in 1910: 27
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head of house: roomer
Home in 1910: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Marital status: single
Able to read and write: yes
Able to speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Wales [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Occupation: attending University
Census place: Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1266; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 1034
Date: 30 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Address: Main Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: high school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Myrtle Creek, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: T625_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 75
Date: 3 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 625 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 31
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Wales
Occupation: superintendent
Industry: county school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1943; Page: ; Enumeration District: 3
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: probably lodger [listed as "teacher']
Home in 1940: Canyonville, Douglas, Oregon,
Address: Main Street
Marital status: widow
Highest grade of school completed: college 5 years
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: teacher
Industry: school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 16
Amount of money wages or salary: $100
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Canyonville, Canyonville Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Gender: female
Street address: 816 Winchester ph 772-L
City: Roseburg, Oregon
Occupation: substitute school teacher
Widow of : Kitt Ackert
Residence year: 1948
Publication title: Roseburg, Oregon, City Directory
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Address: 816 Winchester Street
Marital status: widow
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: unable to work
Census place: Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Date: 6 Apr 1950
She was the first superintendent of schools for Douglas County, Oregon.
Extract from the Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
Name: Edith S Ackert
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
County: Douglas
Certificate: 1406
Spouse: Kitt
Extract from Oregon Death Certificate:
Name: Edith Stoolfire Ackert
Age at death: 74
Birth date: 1883
Birth place: Waverly, Kansas
Gender: female
Race: white
Marital status: widow
Residence: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Spouse: Kitt Ackert
Father: Charles Stoolfire
Mother: Helen Jones
Occupation: school teacher - public school
Social Security number: none
Death date: 31 Jan 1958
Death place: 608 Park Street, Riddle, Douglas, Oregon
Cause of death: acute circulatory failure
Contributary cause: coronary artery occlusion
Contributary cause: arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, obesity
Burial, cremation, removal: burial
Cemetery: IOOF Cemetery
Location of cemetery: Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Informant: Carol Stingley (daughter)
Certificate number: 1406
Certificate date: 6 Feb 1958
Obituary from the "News-Review" of Roseburg, Oregon dated 1 Feb 1958:
Ex-Superintendent
Of Douglas County
Schools Passes
A former Douglas County superintendent of schools, Mrs. Edith S. Ackert, 74, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law amd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stingley, in Riddle.
She was a resident of the county for 45 years. She was born at Waverly, Kan., March 13. 1883, and was graduated from Oklahoma City University. She taught school in Arizona until she came to Myrtle Creek in 1912.
She was married Nov. 22, 1914. to Kitt Ackert, who preceded her in death Feb. 20, 1931.
Mrs. Ackert taught at Myrtle Creek High School until 1924, when she was elected county school superintendent, a position she held for 12 years.
Following this, she served as substitute teacher in several county schools. Since her retirement, she has devoted much of her time to the organization and advancement of the Douglas County Retired Teachers Assn. She was a charter member of the South Umpqua Study Club.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Albert (Carol) Stingley and Mrs. Stewart (Eva) Taylor, both of Riddle; a sister. Mrs. (Gwennie S. Howard, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a brother, David Stoolfire of Texas; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews and cousins, one being Chester Jennings of Winston.
Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Long & Orr Mortuary in Roseburg. The Rev. Newell Morgan of the First Christian Church of Roseburg will officiate. Concluding services and interment will be held in the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery.
Child:
Carol W Ackert.
Inscription
Edith S. Ackert
1883 - 1958
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