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Clara Eulalia Lilly

Female 1910 - 2003  (92 years)


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  • Name Clara Eulalia Lilly 
    Born 15 Feb 1910  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Feb 2003  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Clara Lilly Staats - Herald-Dispatch, The - (Dec/5/2003)

      CLARA LILLY STAATS, 92, of Ripley died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va., following an extended illness. Born in Upland, Mason County, W.Va., on Feb. 15, 1910, Clara was a daughter of the late Dr. Milton J. and Retta Hope Moore Lilly.

      She was a homemaker and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Ripley. She was also a member of the Methodist Women, where she held several offices. Clara was a graduate of the first graduating class of Hannan High School in 1929. She was a past president of the Point Pleasant and Ripley Womens Clubs, Daughter of the American Revolution, member of the Ripley Chapter of the American Red Cross and volunteer at the Jackson General Hospital Auxiliary.

      She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lilly Faye and Charles Lanham of Point Pleasant; son and daughter-in-law, Enoch Judson and Mary Jane Staats of Racine, Ohio; one sister, Helen Mitchell of Longmont, Colo.; sister-in-law, Betty C. Lilly of Charleston, W.Va.; brother-in-law, Russell Sarrett of Gallipolis, Ohio; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.

      She was also preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Carney Staats; one brother, Dr. Milton J. Lilly Jr.; and four sisters, Bernice Wallace, Evelyn Green, Audrey Meadows and Lucille Sarrett.

      Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, at Epworth United Methodist Church, Ripley, with Pastor Marc Sarrett and Dr. Kenneth Krimmel officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, and one hour prior to service Wednesday at the church. Wilcoxen Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
    Person ID I59218  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2012 

    Father Dr Milton J Lilly,   b. 24 Oct 1878, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1967, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Hope Moore,   b. 14 Dec 1879, Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1954, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married CA 1906  [2] 
    Notes 

    • 1910 Hannan, Mason, WV
      Lilly, M H 31 m1- 3y WV WV WV
      H R wife 30 m1- 3y 2-2 children VA VA VA
      Burns E da 2 WV
      Clara E da 2/12 WV
      Price, Maud asond of family 19 s VA VA VA

      1920 Hannan, Mason, WV all born WV WV WV
      Lilly, Melton J 41 physician
      Henrietta H wife 40
      Bernice E da 11
      Clara E da 9
      Eveylyn H da 7
      Audry L da 6
      Luicille da 4
      Milton J Jr son 1 3/12
      Pauline N sister 19 teaching school
      James brother 16

      1930 Hannan, Mason, WV
      Lilly, Milton J 51 md age 28 WV WV WV
      Henrietta H 49 md age 26 VA VAVA
      Evylin da 18 WV WV WV
      Audria Z da 16 WV WV VA
      Ermie L da 14 WV WV VA
      Milton J son 11 WV WV VA
      Helen B da 8 WV WV VA

      1940 Hannan, Mason, WV
      Lilly, Milton J 62 WV 1935: same house
      Henrietta 59 VA 1935: same house
      Milton son 21 WV 1935: same house
      Helen B da 18 WV 1935: same house
      Green, Garrett sil 32 WV 1935: same place
      Evelyn da 27 WV 1935: same house
    Family ID F24914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Delbert Carney Staats,   b. 28 Dec 1903, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1928  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/18/1928 at Fraziers Bottom
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Delbert C Staats, 25, Jackson, Jackson
      Clara Eulalia Lilly, 18, Mason, Mason, Dr MJ Lilly

      1930 Hannan, Mason, WV all WVWVWV
      Staats, Delbert C 26 m age 24 teacher
      Clara E 20 m age 18
      Lilly F da 2./12
    Children 
     1. Lilly Faye Staats
     2. Enoch Judson Staats
    Family ID F15958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Gravestone.

    2. [S1205] Census.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.