Individual Details
Betty Jo Stell
(14 Sep 1932 - 30 Nov 2000)
Events
Families
Spouse | Living |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | David Eugene Stell (1880 - 1978) |
Mother | Johnnie Mae Smith (1890 - 1968) |
Sibling | Janie Frances Stell (1912 - 1973) |
Sibling | Celeste Jewell Stell (1915 - 2009) |
Sibling | Dora Jean Stell (1917 - 2000) |
Sibling | John David Stell (1922 - 1990) |
Sibling | Carrie Mae Stell (1930 - 2013) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
David E Stell Head Male 59 Arkansas - Labor, farmJohnie M Stell Wife Female 49 Arkansas
Carrie M Stell Daughter Female 9 Arkansas
John D Stell Son Male 18 Arkansas - Labor, S C S
Bittie J Stell Daughter Female 7 Arkansas
Marriage
Clarence DonaldsonSex Male
Age 19
Residence Place Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1932
Spouse's Name Betty Jo Stell
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Residence Place Hamburg, Ashley, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1933
Marriage Date 19 Jan 1951
Marriage Place Ashley, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original) , Ashley, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date 11 Jan 1951
Burial
Betty Jo Donaldson, 68, of Crossett, died Thursday, November 30, 2000, at her residence. She was born on September 14, 1932 to David Eugene and Johnnie Mae Smith Stell. Mrs. Donaldson was a honor student when attending Hamburg High School, an Ashley County Medical Center Auxiliary member, and a member of First Baptist Church of Crossett where she was involved with the Golden Voices and working with the youth. She loved quilting, fishing, the outdoors and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Donaldson was preceded in death by two sisters, Francis Kelley and Jean Cahill; and one brother, John Stell.Survivors include her husband, Clarence Eugene Donaldson of Crossett; one son, Jimmy Donaldson of Crossett; two daughters, Janet Cronin of Little Rock and Judy Jenkins of Harrison; two sisters, Carrie Austin of Monticello and Celeste Fairweather of Davenport, LA; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, in the First Baptist Church of Crossett with Dr. David Newberry officiating. Interment followed at Pinewood Memorial Park under the direction of Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Doyle Donaldson, Donnie Rice, Hugh Austin, David Culp, Don Cahill and Bill Kelly. Honorary pallbearers were J.D. Kelly, Charles Morgan Kelly Jr., Bobbie Jones and Charles Donaldson.
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVM-8VX.
2. Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMJ9-S4J.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 12272819.