The Dingler Family Newsletter for Spring/Summer 2011 is now available for download. Click the link provided below to view the newsletter.
Dingler Newsletter 2011 (You will need Adobe Reader to view the file.)
The newsletter includes additional details about the reunion, so don’t miss it!
Gail Stephenson Gurley sent us an email recently to let us know that her mother, Wylodene Dingler Stephenson, passed away last year. Here is Gail’s email:
My Mother, Wylodene Dingler Stephenson passed away May 26th, 2010. She was the daughter of Walter & Latha Dover Dingler. My Father, Ethridge F. Stephenson passed away in 1997.
She passed away (in Oneonta, Alabama, her Hometown for most of her life) after a relatively brief illness.
She loved to go to the Dingler Reunions. She was 80 yrs old & would have been 81 on July 5th, 2010. We have the Dingler Reunion Tea Cup (1990) when the reunion was in Tyler, Tx. Also the Dinglers of the South Book. They were her treasures. She did go to the Reunion in Marietta, Ga. (I believe in 2009), my sisters took her that last time. She was beginning to be in frail health at that time.
Her sisters & brother are:
Evelyn Dingler Vaughn – Texas
Sue Dingler Mitchell – Rome, Ga. (Deceased)
Kay Dingler Jacobs – Rome, Ga.
Fay Dingler Wilson – Florida (Deceased)
Bob Dingler (Deceased)
Here is Wylodene’s obituary from the Blount Countian:
WYLODENE DINGLER STEPHENSON, 81, of Oneonta, died May 26, 2010, at her residence. A native of Cullman, she was daughter of the late John Walter and Latha Dover Dingler and widow of Ethridge F. Stephenson. She was a member of Allgood Presbyterian Church. Others predeceasing her were sisters Frances Sue Mitchell, Fay Wilson, Lucille Dingler; and brother Robert Dingler.
Surviving are sons Early Wayne (Denise) Stephenson, Oneonta, and James A. Stephenson, Hayden; daughters Margaret Gail (Steve) Gurley, Esther Fay Hicks, and Anne Kay Stephenson, all of Oneonta; sisters Evelyn (Howard) Vaughn, Texas, and Catherine Jacobs, Georgia; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lawrence King officiated services Friday, May 28, at 2 p.m. at Valley Chapel of Oneonta. Interment followed at Green’s Chapel Cemetery, Cleveland. Pallbearers were Jeff Stephenson, Michael Wayne Byars, John Stephenson, Charles Lecroy, Brad Pannell, and Brandon Gilliland. Honorary pallbearers were Curtis Cagle and Anthony Wayne Latta.
Reference: Dinglers of the South
Walter Dingler, 1-1-9-1-1-5, p. 167
Lucille Dingler, 1-1-9-1-1-5-2, p. 167
Evelyn Dingler Vaughn, 1-1-9-1-1-5-3, p. 180
Wylodene Dingler Stephenson, 1-1-9-1-1-5-4, p. 180
Francis Sue Dingler Mitchell, 1-1-9-1-1-5-5, p. 180
Kathleen Dingler Jacobs, 1-1-9-1-1-5-6, p. 180
Faye Dingler Wilson, 1-1-9-1-1-5-7, p. 180
James Walter Dingler, 1-1-9-1-1-5-8, p. 180
William Ellot Dingler (1920-2007)
Beverly Palmer passed along a copy of the obituary for her uncle, William Ellot Dingler, who passed away in 2007. The obituary text is as follows:
William Ellot Dingler, 86, or Donaldson, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007, in Baptist Hospital of Little Rock.
He was born July 27, 1920, in Kirby, Ark., to William Issac Dingler and Rosa Thrash Dingler. He was retired fro, Reynolds Metal where he worked as a crane operator. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served his country in World War II. He was a former Mason.
He is suvived by two daughters, Cathy Green and her husband Jim or Little Rock, Ark., Paula Morrison of Jonesboro, Ark.; one brother, L.B. Dingler and his wife Inez of Donaldson, Ark.; one sister, Pat Schales and her husband Henry of Donaldson, Ark.; four grandsons, Sean Morrison and his wife Tina of Paragould, Brad Morrison of Jonesboro, Zachary Green or Conway, Matthew Green of Little Rock; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Dingler; his parents; and a brother, Royce Dingler.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rockey Poyner officiating. Interment will be in Ouachita Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 6-7:30 at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Malvern, Ark.
Beverly also passed along that her mom, Pat Dingler Schales, always enjoys hearing any news about the Dinglers. Beverly and Pat have not had the opportunity to attend a reunion yet but hope to one day.
Reference: Dinglers of the South
William Ellot Dingler, 1-2-2-1-3-2-2, p. 238
Patty Jean Dingler Schales, 1-2-2-1-3-2-4, p.238
Beverly Jean Schales Stafford, 1-2-2-1-3-2-4-1, p. 247
We learned today that Robert Kennedy passed away October 1, 2010, in Crystal River, Florida. Robert was the husband of Ramona Denney Kennedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ramona and their family.
His obituary is no longer availalbe online as it has been archived. If someone has a copy, however, please pass it along and we will post it here.
Reference: Dinglers of the South
Ramona Denney Kennedy, 1-6-1-2-6-6-2, p. 471
The Reunion 2011 Details page is now available. All the information you need to make hotel reservations and plan your visit to Chattanooga is there. We will continue to update that page as new information becomes available.
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