Stella Marie Lovan b. 8 Dec 1914 Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 10 Mar 1999 Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family Tree

Stella Marie Lovan

1914 - 1999 (84 years)

Name	Stella Marie Lovan [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	8 Dec 1914	Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
Gender	Female
Census	1920	Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1930	Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Frona and Oscar Lovan
Census	1940	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1950	Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Rudy Findley
Death	10 Mar 1999	Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, USA [2, 4, 6]
Burial	Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA [6]
Person ID	I24097	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Oscar Green Lovan, b. 25 Oct 1883, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 1 Oct 1952, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sephrona Emily Jones, b. 27 Mar 1885, Howell, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 11 Sep 1953, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Feb 1904	Howell County, Missouri, USA [9]
Family ID	F11428	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rudy Folk Findley, b. 18 Dec 1904, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 3 Aug 1977, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 4 Nov 1932 [6]

Children

	1. William 'Bill' Oscar Findley, b. 12 Jul 1947, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 23 Jan 2011, Capital Region Medical Center, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Robert Lee Findley, b. 21 Jan 1942, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 9 Sep 2009, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Rudy Royce Findley, b. 12 Mar 1933, Missouri, USA d. 2 Dec 2016, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Laura Anna Findley, b. 11 Nov 1945, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 19 Feb 1993, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Louise Marie Findley, b. 30 Mar 1937, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 10 Apr 1989, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Benjamin Charles Findley, b. 21 Feb 1935, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 6 Jan 2002, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Thomas Joseph Findley, b. 25 Nov 1939, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 12 Oct 1993, Mountain View, Howell, Missouri, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10016 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Dec 1914 - Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Frona and Oscar Lovan - 1930 - Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Rudy Findley - 1950 - Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, USA
	Death - 10 Mar 1999 - Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, USA

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Sources

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340926.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340926
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri; Roll: T627_2099; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 26-8.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri; Roll: T627_2099; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 26-8
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 488-60-2877; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1968.
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T625_920; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 871.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T625_920; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 871
[S8526] Find a Grave: LOVAN Stella Findley 1914-1999, Stella Marie Lovan Findley.
Stella M. Findley, 84, Jefferson City, died March 10, 1999, at California Care Center, California. She was born Dec. 8, 1914, in Allan, Kan., a daughter of Oscar G. and Sephrona Jones Lovan. She was married Nov. 4, 1932, in Birchtree, to Rudy F. Findley, who died Aug. 3, 1977.

She attended school in Willow Springs and was a homemaker. She did custom sewing in her home and also worked at Montgomery Ward & Co. for several years.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, Willow Springs, and Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include: four sons, Ben C. Findley, Calvert City, Ky., William O. Findley, Holts Summit, and Rudy R. Findley and Robert L. Findley, both of Jefferson City; one stepdaughter, Frances Knippel, Fallbrook, Calif.; one sister, Esther Hix, Windsor; one brother, Cecil B. Lovan, Grand Terrace, Calif.; 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, one son and one stepson preceded her in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Freeman Mortuary. The Rev. Thomas W. Nelson will officiate. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the City Cemetery, Willow Springs.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29236958/stella_marie_findley
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Stella M Lovan.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Willow Springs, Howe.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Willow Springs, Howe

[S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002

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