Memorials › Octavia Elsie Shelley Cierley
Octavia Elsie Shelley Cierley
31 Mar 1884 – 1 Jun 1982
| Birth | 31 Mar 1884 |
| Death | 1 Jun 1982 |
| Cemetery | Greenlawn Cemetery and Mortuary Bakersfield , Kern County , California , USA |
| Added by | Victoria Cierley Ellis on 10 May 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116929389 |
Bio
CIERLEY, OCTAVIA ELSIE --- Graveside services will be held Friday, June 4 at 2:30 P.M. at Greenlawn Mortuary, 3700 River Blvd. for OCTAVIA ELSIE CIERLEY, 98. The Rev. Bud Frye will conduct the service. Born in Indian Territory on March 31, 1884. Elsie moved to Texas in a covered wagon when she was 6 years old. She then moved to California in 1916 and had resided in Kern County for 27 years. In her former years she was known as TAVY SHELLEY. Elsie was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Before retiring, Elsie was a professional cook in resort areas, such as Bass Lake, Lake Tahoe, Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake and the most famous of all Hawaii. She had gone to Hawaii in 1941 and her intended stay was short lived with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. On that Sunday morning, December 7th, she could remember the black smoke that filled the sky. Her son, Ray, said, "Oh Mom, they are just target practicing." Elsie was soon to lose that son, Ray Andrew Cierley to World War II. Another son, James Carter Cierley and his daughter, Frances Joann Mason preceded her in death. Survivors include son, Grady Hill Cierley of Georgetown; daughter, Ruby Jewell Eldridge of Bakersfield; daughter-in-law, Ruth "Bettie" Cierley of Modesto; sister, Irma Jewell Parks of Los Banos; ten grandchildren, Barbara Caniglia, Bill and Spencer Cierley, Mickey Rodkey, Nancy Machado, Royce Jerrald and Jackie Wilson, Randy Cierley, Janice White and Wayne Cierley, 33 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. Also a sister-in-law, Mamie Cierley of Porterville, nieces and nephews and several cousins. Greenlawn Mortuary in charge of arrangements. The Bakersfield Californian
Inscription
MOTHER
Photos
Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Ethel Luora Shelley Barker 1880–1969
- Ernest Riley Shelley 1882–1949
- William Henry Shelley 1886–1951
- Thomas Henderson Shelley 1889–1967
- Truman Otto Shelley 1891–1980
- Grace Spurgeon Shelley 1893–1904
- Irma Jewell Shelley Parks 1895–1984
Children
- Grady Cierley 1902–1983 FaG
- Henry Terrell Cierley 1907–1907 FaG
- Ruby Jewel Cierley Eldridge 1908–2003 FaG
- Ray Andrew Cierley 1912–1945 FaG
- James Carter Cierley 1915–1976 FaG
Export GEDCOM
This person only · Entire connected family