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Submitted: 5/11/12 • Approved: 5/12/12 • Last Updated: 8/5/12 • R692101-G692100-S3
Born April 21, 1917, Pineville, Izard County, Arkansas
Died August 8, 2009, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington
Daughter of Walter & Kee Powell Cantrell
Married Walter Seldon Standerford, May 10, 1935, Oxford, Izard County, Arkansas
The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington, August 12, 2009:
Adell Standerford, our wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Central Washington Hospital of congestive heart failure at the age of 92. She was born April 21, 1917, in Pineville, AR, to Walter and Kee (Powell) Cantrell, one of ten children, which included two sets of twins. The family later moved to Oxford, AR, where she married Walter Seldon Standerford on May 11, 1935. They were blessed with 73 years of marriage before he passed away in May of 2008. Mom and dad alternated living between Arkansas and Washington, until happily settling in Wenatchee over 60 years ago. She worked in the fruit industry, sorting and packing apples for various warehouses, such as Cascadian Fruit Shippers. After retirement, mom and dad traveled throughout the United States in their RV and made annual visits to family in Arkansas. They enjoyed wintering in southern Texas for ten years. She loved to crochet, do puzzle books, watch the game show channel and Mariner's baseball games. She regularly attended Calvary Bible Church, until her health declined.
Adell is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Dewayne and Kathy Standerford of Wenatchee, daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and Dave DeFoe of Spokane and daughter, Elaine Thomas of Spokane; six grandchildren, Darron Kimball of Graham, WA, Craig Kimball of Spokane, Dayna Furber of Shelby Township, MI, Brett Standerford of Wenatchee and Shannon Gjesdal and Jennifer Agnew, both of East Wenatchee. Adell cherished her great-grandchildren, Kendra, Kellie and Davis Kimball of Graham, WA, Makenzie and Creighton Furber of Shelby Township, MI, Miranda Standerford of Wenatchee, Emily and Alex Gjesdal, Chase, Kelsie and Cooper Agnew, all of East Wenatchee. She is also survived by her sisters, Willie Rains of East Wenatchee, Lenora Yancey of Melbourne, AR, Ruby Evans of Salem, AR, her identical twin sister, Maybelle Martin of Oxford, AR; and many very special nieces and nephews, friend and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband; her parents; her sisters, Lois Caruthers, Lotha Martin and Glendora Cantrell, all of Oxford, AR, Pauline Campbell of East Wenatchee; her only brother, Roe Cantrell of Springfield, MO; and an infant great-grandson, Conner Agnew of East Wenatchee.
The family wishes to thank her home care givers, Candy Mitchell, Whitney Holland and Nancy Gibson. Special thanks to her doctors, Dr. Gregory Morper, Dr. Thomas Bergman and Dr. Alan Smith for their exceptional care.
Services will be held Thursday, August 13, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Jones & Jones ~ Betts Funeral Home, Wenatchee. Services are under the direction of Jones & Jones ~ Betts Funeral Home.
(Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves)
Contributed on 5/11/12 by maxparnell
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