Stella Mae MARKLEY

1922 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Stella Mae MARKLEY  [2, 3]
  	Stella Markley, 86, of Bismarck, ND and formerly Highmore, SD passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Baptist Home in Bismarck, ND. Funeral service was Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Luze Funeral Home in Highmore with Pastor Martin Earl officiating. Burial followed in the Highmore Cemetery. Stella was born March 28, 1922, the third of eleven children, to George and Alice (Bancroft) Markley in Highmore, SD. She was chief telephone operator and bookkeeper in Highmore for many years. She was a desk clerk, bookkeeper at the St. Charles Hotel, a manager at the Locke Hotel, retiring from the Kings Inn Motel in 1993 to be near her daughter. Blessed to have shared her life are daughter, Ethel Fears of Bismarck, ND and four grandsons: Kerry (Tina) Fears of New Hampshire, Sammy (Cathy) Fears of Wyoming, Troy Fears of Wyoming and Marshall (Denise) Fears of North Dakota; five great grandchildren: Ryan, Phillip, Christy, Hunter and Raina; one great-great grandson, Derek; former son-in-law, Sam M. Fears; her sisters: Delores Coffman of Texas, Bernice (Ray) Barnes of Huron, SD and Beverly (Clarence) Jerke of Hot Springs, SD; and one brother, Victor Markley of Parkston, SD; and many nieces, nephews, and friends who loved her dearly. Preceding her in death are her parents George and Alice Markley, five brothers Charles, Lyle, Stanley, Howard and Floyd, and one sister Flora Davis. Our appreciation goes out to the doctors, nurses and staff of St. Alexis Nephrology and Dialysis Centers, and the Baptist Home. The loving care and concern of everyone is deeply appreciated. Luze Funeral Home, Highmore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cathy Cadd # 46866756 provided links to parents, and burial plot information. 11-2-2018 [1]
  Birth	28 Mar 1922	South Dakota   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota   [3]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota   [5]
  Census	1950	Living in Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota   [6]
  Death	9 May 2009	Bismarck, Burleigh Co., North Dakota   [1, 4]
  Burial	Highmore Cemetery, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota   [1]
  Person ID	I1275	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George Lee MARKLEY,   b. 1 Jun 1891, Bluff City, Schuyler Co., Illinois d. 27 Mar 1964, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Nyla Alice BANCROFT,   b. 15 Jul 1897, Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota d. 3 Apr 1980, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	14 Nov 1917	Hyde Co., South Dakota   [7]
  Family ID	F912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown ?
  Children	+ 1. Ethel Marie MARKLEY,   b. 2 Feb 1943, South Dakota  [Birth]
  Family ID	F928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S281] Information from S. Ingersoll dtd 09-04-2023. [S01510] 1930 Census Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota. [S11704] Ancestry.com: U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014. [S282] 1940 Census Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota. [S285] 1950 Census Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota. [S9455] Ancestry.com: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018.