In Loving Memory of My Parents:



Roma James Waughtell and
Isal Gertrude Wilcox
(picture taken May 6, 1932, Missoula, Montana)

Roma James Waughtel

Roma James Waughtell, son of Rome and Antoinette Waughtell of Stewardson, Ill. was born February 10, 1910 at Gillette, Wyoming, and died on March 19, 1935, at the General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington.
 

 

Roma Waughtell was united in marriage to Miss Eva Layeu and to this union was born one son, Robert James, now five years old, who resides with his mother in Anaconda, Montana. He was united in marriage on June 13, 1931, to Miss Isal Wilcox of Puyallup, Washington, and to this union was born one son, John Roy, who preceded him in death and one daughter, Antoinette, 19 months old, who with his wife survives him. He also leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rome Waughtell, of Stewardson, besides other relatives, and many friends as was evidenced by the beautiful floral offerings at the funeral.

During the past six years Mr. Waughtell has been confined to the hospital many times, and it was only during the last few months he left Stewardson where he was again compelled to enter the hospital, from which place he departed this life. Mr. Waughtell was a Cadet in the Salvation Army and died in the faith.

Funeral services were conducted at the Tiffiney Funeral Home in Tacoma.

We sincerely appreciate the kindness extended to us during the illness and death of our beloved son.

"The cross for only a dat,
The crown forever and aye,
The one for a night that will soon be one,
The one for eternity's glorious morn.

The cross ~ ~ ~ that I'll cheerfully bear,
Now sorrow for loss or care;
For a moment only the pain and the strife,
But through endless ages the crown of life.

Lovingly,
Mr. and Mrs. Waughtell.

Note: The newspaper clipping was given to me by my sister, Beverly (born 4 months after our father passed away) who received it from her Mother-in-law. The parents & grandparents of Beverly's husband had been friends to our parents these many years ago. This clipping was undoubtedly from a Shelby County (Illinois) newspaper according to family surnames and place names on the back side that I am familiar with in the general vicinity of Stewardson. 

Isal Gertrude Wilcox, My Mother

Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma, Washington
May 18, 1982

Isal Moxley

January 23, 1913 - May 16, 1982
Isal Gertrude Moxley, 69, of 1423 N. Anderson St., died Sunday.

Born in Puyallup, she had lived in Long Beach, Calif., until moving to Tacoma five years ago. She was a member of the pioneer William J. Wilcox family, which came to Puyallup in 1884. She was an apartment manager.

Survivors include five sons, Arthur & William White, both of Puyallup, Gary and Jerry White, both of Tacoma, and Charles Wilcox of Spokane; six daughters, Teresa Call and Sharon Stansbery, both of Graham, Beverly Devers of Puyallup, Antoinette Waughtel of Tacoma, Dorothy Bingman of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Mary Ann Worley of Mustang, Okla; a stepson Robert Waughtel of Idaho Falls, Idaho; five brothers, Ralph and Clarence Wilcox, both of Sumner, Orris Wilcox of Spokane, Orville Wilcox of Auburn and Charles Wilcox of Portland, a sister, Leola Ozena Coffman of Spokane, 30 grand- children and 15 great-grandchildren

Hill Funeral Home is in charge.

Note: She was predeceased by her first child (a son) John Roy Waughtel, her first husband Roma James Waughtel, her second husband Arthur Joseph White Sr., her fourth husband Chester Louie Moxley. She was divorced from the third husband, LeRoy Call, who died a year later.