Individual Details

Verlie Alvina Stanhope

(2 Mar 1916 - 10 Jan 1996)

The News Review, Roseburg, Oregon, January 11, 1996 page 10: Jones, Verlie A. A classy lady who was such a loving, giving, caring person, a real gift to us all. Her family & friends loved her so much in return. She passed away on January 10,1996 in a local hospital. She was born in Custer County, South Dakota on March 2, 1916 to Gladys A. (Kinsey) and Leonard Stanhope. She married Benny F. Jones, her best friend, love of her life and avid fishing partner, who preceded in death in 1987. She moved from South Dakota to Pilot Rock in Eastern Oregon and then to Glide in 1953. She was a member of Glide Baptist Church, the Glide Garden Club and had a real love of flowers. She was talented oil painter. She enjoyed traveling and fishing in Canada and the Oregon Coast. She is survived by: daughters, Jeri and husband Leon of Roseburg, Oregon, Benna Wing of Reno, Nevada and Maxine Stevenson of Hermiston, Oregon; a special daughter Arlene; a son, Larry Jones and wife Ruth of Carlton, Oregon; brothers, Richard and wife Janice Stanhope of Pilot Rock, Oregon and Kenneth and wife Nadine Stanhope of Pendleton, Oregon; sister Francis and husband Glen Gibbons of Milton Freewater, Oregon; 15 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents and brother, Rodney Stanhope. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 13, 1996 at the Glide Baptist Church, in lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Glide Baptist Church in Verlie's name.

Events

Birth2 Mar 1916Custer Co., South Dakota
Marriage27 Sep 1935Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., South Dakota - Floyd Wilsworth
Marriage19 May 1953Benjamin Franklin Jones
Death10 Jan 1996Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon
BurialRoseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon

Families

SpouseFloyd Wilsworth ( - )
SpouseBenjamin Franklin Jones (1916 - 1987)
ChildJeri Jones ( - )
ChildBenna Jones ( - )
ChildMaxine Jones ( - )
ChildLarry Jones ( - )
FatherLeonard Evelin Stanhope (1890 - 1949)
MotherGladys Verlie Kinsey (1895 - 1981)
SiblingRodney F. Stanhope (1918 - 1980)
SiblingRichard Vernon Stanhope (1919 - 2001)
SiblingFran Elsie Louise Stanhope (1924 - )
SiblingLeonard Kenneth Stanhope (1926 - 1998)

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