Stoneking, Carol Lee

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Carol Lee Masoner, age 75, mother and grandmother, died suddenly at their home in Terrebonne, OR on April 5, 2011.

Carol was born on September 28, 1935 in Three Lakes, WI to the late Leonard Clark Stoneking and Cecil Weeks. She attended Three Lakes High School, graduating in 1953. After high school, Carol attended college in Kansas City, Kansas, receiving a degree in Medical Technology. While working in Kansas City, Carol met Morgan E. Masoner. They were married on September 3, 1960.

In 1963, Carol and Morgan adopted a baby girl. They moved to Los Angeles, where she gave birth to three sons, worked and raised her family. In December, 1974, Carol became a single mother of four young children with the passing of her husband, Morgan. Carol took on the hardships of being a single mother, while working to support and raise her family. She relocated to Three Lakes, WI, only to return to Southern California a year later.

With her children grown, Carol retired in 1991 after working for 20 years at Pomona Valley Hospital in Pomona, CA. She traveled for a while, eventually settling in Terrebonne, OR, where she lived for 19 years until her passing. Carol continued to work into her 70s as a traveling Medical Technologist, working in such places as Kemmerer, WY, Portola, CA and Dutch Harbor, AK. Carol loved to travel, traveling all over the United States and abroad to such countries as Germany, New Zealand and Fuji. But her true love was Australia. She traveled to Australia as many as six times, sometimes for months at a time.

Some of Carol's greatest accomplishments were being a certified Medical Technologist for over 50 years. She loved to read and collect magnets and postcards from her many travels. She also loved to research her families genealogy.

Carol is preceded in death by her sister, Velma Stoneking; brother, Harry Stoneking; and son, Roy Thomas Masoner. She is survived by her brothers Jim and Doug Stoneking of Reedsport and Aloha, Oregon; sister, Sally Corriveau of Medford, OR; and sister Cecila Metzger of Chicago, IL; daughter and son-in-law Kristy and Darin Glinski of Oxnard, CA; son and daughter-in-law David and Amanda Masoner of Salem, OR; son and daughter-in-law Mike and Karen Masoner of Virginia Beach, VA; and eight grandchildren, Nick, Mason, Devon, Morgan, Alivia, Bailey, Brooke, and Jacob.

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Carol married Masoner, Morgan Eldon on 3 Sep 1960 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Morgan was born on 7 Apr 1934 in Edgerton, Platte, Missouri, USA; died on 21 Dec 1974 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in La Verne, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Clark Stoneking was a bit of an adventurer. He was born in Warrensburg, MO. At some point his family moved to Kansas City, MO. (His father died there in 1920.)

Clark served in the Army in WWI and fought in the Battle of the Argonne Forest. The 1920 Census shows him living with his brother and working as a street car conductor. That may have been when he met his future wife. (Cecile's 1st husband was also a Kansas City street car conductor.)

Between 1920 and 1924 he moved to Three Lakes, WI, to join his brother-in-law, Frank Cheetum, in the business of raising foxes. He carried on a correspondence with Cecile and eventually proposed via mail. She and her daughter joined him in 1925 and Clark & Cecile were married in Rhinelander, WI. They started out living in a log cabin on the shore of Medicine Lake. The fox farm was on the same property.

When the Great Depression hit in the 1930's, the bottom fell out of the fox market. Clark got rid of his foxes, converted the fox-raising building into a house, and began renting out the original log cabin. He eventually added 2 smaller rental cabins. Along with that he did a lot of hunting, drove a school bus and a mail route, and did whatever else he could to support his family. By the time he died in 1960 he & Cecile had 6 more children.

2 of his children have died: Carol (2011), and Harry (1996). Also his step-daughter, Velma (1990).

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Clark married Weeks, Cecile Thirza in Jun 1925 in Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA. Cecile was born on 29 May 1900 in Linn, Osage, Missouri, USA; died on 3 Sep 1988 in Stoughton, Dane, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cecile was born in Linn, Crawford Twnshp, Osage Co, MO, in 1910. Her family continued to live there until 1911 when they moved to Jefferson City (Clay Co), MO.

I have no idea how or where she met her first husband, Lewis Ivy Abbett, but his family lived in nearby Miller Co, MO. Cecile married Lewis in 1918 in Jefferson City when she was 18 and he was less than 21. (His father had to sign the marriage application.) She had her first child, Mildred Irene in 1919. Lewis developed tuberculosis and it was recommended that he move to Colorado for his health. In the 1920 Census Cecile is living with her parents in Kansas City while doing ironing for a cleaners. I assume Lewis was looking for a job in Colorado. Mildred was alive at the time of the census (January) but was not mentioned. In March of 1920 Mildred died at 8 months old.

Shortly after Mildred's death Cecile joined Lewis and from 1921 to 1922 they rented an apartment in Denver, CO. Their 2d child, Velma, was born in Denver in 1921. Lewis was a "Tramway Motorman". In 1922 they moved to Albuquerque, NM, so that he could be treated at the Albuquerque Tuberculosis Sanitarium. He continued as a streetcar driver, with Cecile frequently traveling with him and even driving in his place. While in Albuquerque Cecile made extra money hunting rattlesnakes with several other people. After his death, Cecile and Velma moved back to Kansas City.

In 1923 Grandma married Robert Mitchell. There were immediate problems and during the last argument Cecile grabbed Velma and walked "across the bridge to Kansas City" back to her folks. Cecile & Robert were divorced in 1924.

Sometime between 1922 and 1925 Cecile met Clark Stoneking, who was also a street car driver at the time. Clark's brother-in-law had started a fox farm on Medicine Lake in Three Lakes, WI. Clark was convinced to join them in the business and he moved up there. While there he courted Cecile via letters and eventually Cecile and Velma joined him in Three Lakes. One of Cecile's brother's drove them up in a Model A or T during really cold weather. There were no side windows in the car, only roll-down shades, and Velma remembered it as a very cold ride. Cecile and Clark got married in June of 1925 in Rhinelander, WI.

Cecile, Clark, & Velma first stayed in a log cabin he had built on the property. The cabin was right on the shore of Medicine Lake and eventually became known as the "Big Cabin". When the Depression hit, the bottom fell out of the fox-raising industry. The fox house was cleared of all the cages inside & out and Clark's family moved in there while renting out the Big Cabin and building 2 additional rental cabins. During this time and for quite a while after Cecile & Velma cleaned houses and did ironing and sewing while Clark hunted, delivered mail, drove a school bus, and did maintenance for other property owners. Cecile was a good cook and a well-known baker and often helped out at various resorts. She bartered pies and other baked goods for beef, etc. They always had a large garden and Cecile canned everything she could. The fox house did have a pump in the kitchen and eventually had a bathroom, though running water to the bathroom was not added until the late 1950's.

Cecile & Clark had 6 children: Sally, James, Carol, Harry, Cecilia, and Douglas. After Clark died in 1960, Cecile took over his postal route and continued to run the 3-cabin resort. After all the kids left home the resort was sold and she moved into the town of Three Lakes. She continued to cook, to help nurse her friends, and to travel quite a bit visiting family all over the country - including several trips to Arizona and California.

By the early 1970's Cecile's health began to deteriorate. She stayed with several of her kids for various lengths of time and eventually she moved into the Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton, WI, which was close to Velma's home. Cecile died in 1988.

4 of her 8 children have died: Mildred (1920), Velma (1990), Carol (2011), and Harry (1996). Mildred and Velma have gravesites. Carol was cremated and her ashes are held by her family. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows where Harry may be buried.

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James married CLAUNCH, Elizabeth Ann on 22 Sep 1872 in Johnson county, Missouri, USA. Elizabeth was born on 12 Dec 1847 in Mercer county, Kentucky, USA; died on 1 May 1910 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried on 2 May 1910 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Elmwood Cemetery