Della Celeston "Lesten" Stokely^[1]

1924 - 2017  (93 years)

• Name	Della Celeston "Lesten" Stokely
  Nickname	Lesten
  Born	6 Jan 1924
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Aug 2017  [2]
  Buried	14 Aug 2017	Estill Stokely Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I91851	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Andrew Stokely,   b. 24 Feb 1896, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1967  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Annie Mae Roberts,   b. 29 Jun 1898, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Apr 1970  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F33553	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Garland H. Ensley,   b. 18 Jan 1919, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Sep 1968, Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee  (Age 49 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1943
  Children	+ 1. Hubert Garland Ensley,   b. 1944,   d. 27 Jun 2002, Park West Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years)   2. Tessie Mae Ensley,   b. 1945  (Age 79 years) + 3. Bessie Marie Ensley,   b. 1947  (Age 77 years)   4. Veva Dene Ensley,   b. 1952  (Age 72 years)   5. Patrick Lee Ensley   6. Rex Harrison Ensley
  Family ID	F33557	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 251. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 11 Aug 2017. (January 6, 1924 - August 11, 2017) Della Celeste (Lesten) Ensley, age 93, of Kingston, Tennessee, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Garland Ensley; son Hubert Ensley, parents, Andrew and Anna Mae Stokely sisters, Berlie Stokely and Viola Jones brothers, Milford and Bob Stokely and grandsons, Jim Barnard and Hubert Ensley, Jr. She is survived by her children, Tessie (Ralph) Martin, Marie (Thomas) Barnard, Viva (Mike) Bacon, Rex Harrison Ensley and Patrick Lee (Dee) Ensley; sisters, Tessie Bradshaw, Roella Shelton and Nell Mathis; grandchildren, Mark, Jason, Scott, Stacy, Matthew, Angela and Allen; and seventeen great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, August 14, 2017 at Manes Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Murr officiating. Burial will follow in the Stokely Cemetery, Del Rio. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon prior to funeral service. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 182308984).