Vera Lois Stanley and Leslie Ward Curlee

VERA LOIS STANLEY, daughter of MAUD MARIE PADDOCK and ROBERT BURDETTE STANLEY, was born January 5, 1909 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois,^{7302, 56} and died January 3, 1983 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois.⁷³⁰² She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois.^{7302, 456}

She married LESLIE WARD CURLEE on November 2, 1935 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois.⁷³⁰¹ He was born September 6, 1893 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois,⁷³⁰⁰ and died March 9, 1959 in West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin.⁷³⁰⁰ He is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island County, Illinois.^{7300, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Vera L. Stanley)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Vera L. Stanley)

Personal Information

Leslie W. Curlee

• graduated from University of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois⁷³⁰¹
• was an engineer on steamboats and railroads⁷³⁰⁰

Vera L. Stanley

• was a member of the First Baptist Church, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois. ⁷³⁰²

Military Service

Clubs and Associations

Marriage Announcements and News

Rock Island Argus, November 2, 1935⁷³⁰¹

Miss Vera Stanley and Leslie W. Curlee Marry At Service in Residence

The marriage of Miss Vera Stanley, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stanley, 1821 Sixth avenue, Moline, to Leslie W. Curlee, son of Mrs. Julia Morrow, Chicago, took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the home of the bride's parents.

The Rev. T. Harley Marsh, pastor of First Baptist church, Moline, performed the single ring ceremony. There were no attendants.

The bride wore a blue chiffon velvet gown, made floor-length with long, tight-fitting sleeves and a small circular collar of silver metallic cloth. Her slippers were of silver color. She carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses.

Following the ceremony, a wedding luncheon for 10 members of the immediate families was served in the Stanley residence, after which the couple left on a wedding trip. After Nov. 10, Mr. and Mrs. Curlee will reside in Chicago.

Mrs. Curlee attended the public schools of Rock Island and for the past five-and-a-half years she has been employed as bookkeeper at Bengtston's drug store, Rock Island.

Mr. Curlee received his education in the public schools of Du-Quoin, Iowa, and was graduated from the University of Chicago. He is superintendent of the G. A. Seagrove company secret service, with headquarters in Chicago.

Obituaries

Moline Daily Dispatch, March 11, 1959⁷³⁰⁰

LESLIE W. CURLEE

Graveside services for Leslie Ward Curlee, 65, of West Bend, Wis., a former Moline resident, will be at 11 Friday morning in National Cemetery on Arsenal Island. The Rev. Elwood K. Wylie, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate, and Esterdahl Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Curlee died Monday in West Bend.

Mr. Curlee resided in Moline from 1945 to 1950, moving to West Bend at the time. He was born Sept. 6, 1893, in Du Quoin, the son of Zebeedee and Julia Curlee. He married Vera Stanley on Nov. 22, 1935, in Moline, and the couple resided in Chicago for several years.

He was a veteran of World War I and II and a member of the American Legion, Chicago, the VFW, and Disabled American War Veterans. He was employed as an engineer on steamboats and railroads, retiring in 1949. He was of Protestant faith.

Surviving are the widow; his mother, Mrs. Julia Morrow, Galva, and a sister, Mrs. W. A. Elan, Galva.

Daily Dispatch, January 4, 1983⁷³⁰²

Mrs. Vera L. Curlee

Mrs. Vera L. Curlee, 73, of 2200 1st St. A, Moline, died Monday at her home.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline, with Rev. Thomas Bailey, First Baptist Church, Moline, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Moline, or Westwood Terrace Seniors Club, Moline.

Vera Lois Stanley was born in Moline, and married Leslie Ward Curlee in November 1935, He died in 1969. Mrs. Curlee was employed as a cook at the American Legion Post 246, Moline, until her retirement.

She was a 57-year member of First Baptist Church, Moline, and was past president of the Westwood Terrace Seniors Club, Moline. She was past commander of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary of Janesville, Wis. She was a member of the Past Department Officers Club of Wisconsin, Disabled American Veterans; VFW Auxiliary, Moline; World War I Barracks No. 410 Auxiliary, Rock Island; Olive Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Oak Lawn, Ill.; American Legion Auxiliary No. 246, Moline; and Louise Foster Circle of Kings' Daughters. She formerly was a member of Woman's Club of Moline.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Frances Edwards, Moline.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 28, 19104884	Moline, Rock Island, Illinois	Robert Burdette Stanley Maud Marie Paddock Leonard H. Stanley Frances Lee Stanley Vera Lois Stanley
January 16, 19204883	Moline, Rock Island, Illinois	Robert Burdette Stanley Maud Marie Paddock Frances Lee Stanley Vera Lois Stanley
April 3, 19304882	Moline, Rock Island, Illinois	Robert Burdette Stanley Maud Marie Paddock Frances Lee Stanley Stanley Lee Beane Vera Lois Stanley
May 20, 19407303	McHenry, McHenry, Illinois	Vera Lois Stanley Leslie Ward Curlee