Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Stokes, Ellis Alfred 1984
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Independent Enterprise 8-8-1984
Independent Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Wednesday, August 8, 1984
 
Ellis Alfred Stokes
 
Services for Ellis Alfred Stokes, 78, of New Plymouth, who died Wednesday, 
Aug. 1, 1984, at an Ontario hospital, were conducted Saturday, at 11 a.m. at 
the New Plymouth Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Bishop Dale 
Myers officiating.  Interment followed at Rosedale Memorial Gardens under 
direction of Ontario Chapel of the Roses.
 
He was born Aug. 21, 1905, at Ogden, Utah, the son of Elias and Flora Wheeler 
Stokes.  He was raised and educated at Slaterville, Utah.  He married Lottie 
Barrett on Dec. 1, 1926 in the Salt Lake City Temple.  They have lived in this 
community for 33 years where he was a dairy farmer.  He was a member of the 
New Plymouth Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church and was 
president  of the High Priest Quorum at the time of his death.  He had served 
as finance clerk for many years, as a Sunday School chorister, and had worked 
in scouting for 50 years.  He was active in the Payette County Senior citizens 
serving as president in both Payette and New Plymouth.  Mr. Stokes had sang 
for many years  in the Treasure Valley Community choir.  He owned and operated 
a registered Jersey dairy farm at Nu Acres before he retired in 1971 and moved 
to New Plymouth.
 
Survivors include his wife, Lottie, of New Plymouth; five sons, Gordon of 
Provo, Utah; Ned of Homedale, Idaho; Paul of New Plains, Ore., Dan of 
Fruitland and David of West Valley, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Julia) 
Gurney of Ontario; Mrs. Van (Marilyn) McDonald of El Paso, Texas; five 
brothers, Victor Stokes of Las Vegas, Nev.; Otto Stokes of San Bernardino, 
Calif.; John (Jack) Darrell and Lowell Stokes all of Ogden, Utah; one sister, 
Mrs. Edward (Armeda) Carlson of Reno, Nev.; 46 grandchildren and 15 great 
grandchildren.

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