Hurley Family Tree

Berta Lee Stophel, 1911–1995 (aged 83 years)

Name
Berta Lee /Stophel/
Name
Berta Lee /Lowrey/
Birth
December 12, 1911 54 33
Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Berta Lee Lowrey, born 12 Dec 1911, Arkansas; died 26 May 1995, Tehama County; father's surname Stophel. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3M-QBS
Note: Find a Grave gives Cherry Hill, Perry County.
Death of a paternal grandfather
Owen Worley Stophel
April 12, 1914
Census
January 1, 1920 (aged 8 years)
Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Perry County, Arkansas, sheet 11A, lines 22-27 (household of E W Stophel). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDF3-BVD
Note: Bertha Lee Stophel, daughter, age 8 years 1 month, born Arkansas, in the household of E. W. Stophel (62) and Isibella Stophel (42).
Death of a brother
Carl Edgar Stophel
December 9, 1927
Cherry Hill, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 26224328 (Carl Edgar Stophel)
Marriage
Doyne E Lowrey — View this family
February 27, 1928 (aged 16 years)
Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Doyne Lowrey and Birdie Lee Stophel, 27 Feb 1928, Sebastian County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N94W-9BH
Note: Doyne Lowrey of Huntington, Sebastian County, married Birdie Lee Stophel of Perryville.
Death of a half-brother
Charles Andrew Stophel
April 21, 1928
Birth of a son
Donald Farrell Lowrey
December 6, 1928
Huntington, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Donald Farrell Lowrey, born 6 Dec 1928, Huntington, Arkansas. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Z-GN58
Citation details: Donald Farrell Lowrey, born 6 Dec 1928, Arkansas; died 10 Feb 1989, Tehama County; mother's maiden name Stophel. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP6P-7JV
Death of a mother
Isabella Reynolds
before 1930
Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas: Elbert W Stophel, widowed. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML1-QGJ
Note: Her husband Elbert W. Stophel was listed as widowed at Dry Fork, Perry County, in the 1930 census.
Census
April 1, 1930 (aged 18 years)
Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Citation details: Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas (household of Doyne E Lowrey). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML1-QGV
Note: Birdie L. Lowrey, wife, age 18, born Arkansas, with Doyne E. Lowrey (23) and son Farrell D. (1).
Census
April 1, 1940 (aged 28 years)
Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, sheet 12A, household 215. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96J-XXL
Note: Berta Lee Lowrey, wife, age 28, born Arkansas, in the household of Dayne [Doyne] Lowrey (33), with sons Farrrel (11) and Lowell (7). In 1935 the family lived in rural Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Death of a father
Elbert Worley Stophel
1949
Death of a half-sister
Flora Emiline Stophel
1956
Death of a husband
Doyne E Lowrey
February 21, 1970
Fresno County, California, United States
Citation details: Doyne E Lowrey, died 21 Feb 1970, Fresno County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPH8-SFS
Death of a half-sister
Sarah Alice Stophel
December 29, 1979
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Death of a son
Donald Farrell Lowrey
February 10, 1989
Tehama County, California, United States
Citation details: Donald Farrell Lowrey, died 10 Feb 1989, Tehama County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP6P-7JV
Burial of a father
Elbert Worley Stophel
Beidleman Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Death
May 26, 1995 (aged 83 years)
Tehama County, California, United States
Citation details: Berta Lee Lowrey, died 26 May 1995, Tehama County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3M-QBS
Citation details: Berta Lowrey, born 12 Dec 1911, died 26 May 1995. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG45-SX3
Note: The SSDI gives Tehama County; Find a Grave gives Red Bluff.
Research log
October 15, 2026
Note: FamilySearch record search and Find a Grave: Berta Lee Stophel, 1911-1995, wife of Doyne Lowrey (F193).

FamilySearch record search and Find a Grave: Berta Lee Stophel, 1911-1995, wife of Doyne Lowrey (F193).

California Death Index (VP3M-QBS): born 12 Dec 1911 Arkansas, died 26 May 1995 Tehama County, father Stophel. 1920 census with her parents in Perry County, Arkansas. 1940 census with Doyne and sons at Orosi, Tulare County. NUMIDENT for her son Donald Farrell Lowrey (6K4Z-GN58) names his parents as Doyne Lowrey and Berta L. Stophel, born 6 Dec 1928 at Huntington, Arkansas. Buried Smith Mountain Cemetery (Find a Grave 274180884).

Tree death date "BET 26 MAY 1995 AND 1996" replaced with 26 May 1995 from the death index and SSDI. Married Doyne Lowrey 27 Feb 1928, Sebastian County (N94W-9BH, recorded as Birdie Lee Stophel); the tree had 1927. 1930 census lists her as Birdie L. Lowrey. Sourced, grade B.
Burial
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 274180884 (Berta Lee Stophel Lowrey)
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 15:26:27
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
Birth: 1857 31 24
Marriage: June 3, 1882 — Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 2, 1905 — Winston County, Alabama, United States
Death: 1949
Research log: October 9, 2026
Burial: Beidleman Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosa Belle Houser Sarah Alice Stophel Kate Stophel Charles Andrew Stophel Flora Emiline Stophel Family with spouse Isabella Reynolds Carl Edgar Stophel Lucy Katherine Stophel Berta Lee Stophel
Elbert Worley Stophel
1857–1949
Birth: 1857 31 24
Death: 1949
mother
Birth: about 1878 — Virginia, United States
Marriage: July 2, 1905 — Winston County, Alabama, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Cherry Hill Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1930 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elbert Worley Stophel Carl Edgar Stophel Lucy Katherine Stophel Berta Lee Stophel
Isabella Reynolds
1878–1930
Birth: about 1878 — Virginia, United States
Death: before 1930 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage — July 2, 1905 — Winston County, Alabama, United States
-3 years
elder brother
Birth: October 8, 1902 45 24 — Alabama, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Cherry Hill Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: May 27, 1923 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 9, 1927 — Cherry Hill, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Cherry Hill Cemetery, Cherry Hill, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Carl Edgar Stophel
1902–1927
Birth: October 8, 1902 45 24 — Alabama, United States
Death: December 9, 1927 — Cherry Hill, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
6 years
elder sister
Birth: October 21, 1908 51 30 — Arkansas, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Cherry Hill Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 26, 1997 — Fresno County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Fred Winfield Lowrey
Lucy Katherine Stophel
1908–1997
Birth: October 21, 1908 51 30 — Arkansas, United States
Death: October 26, 1997 — Fresno County, California, United States
3 years
herself
Birth: December 12, 1911 54 33 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1928 — Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: May 26, 1995 — Tehama County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Doyne E Lowrey Donald Farrell Lowrey
Berta Lee Stophel
1911–1995
Birth: December 12, 1911 54 33 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 26, 1995 — Tehama County, California, United States
Father’s family with Rosa Belle Houser
father
Birth: 1857 31 24
Marriage: June 3, 1882 — Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 2, 1905 — Winston County, Alabama, United States
Death: 1949
Research log: October 9, 2026
Burial: Beidleman Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosa Belle Houser Sarah Alice Stophel Kate Stophel Charles Andrew Stophel Flora Emiline Stophel Family with spouse Isabella Reynolds Carl Edgar Stophel Lucy Katherine Stophel Berta Lee Stophel
Elbert Worley Stophel
1857–1949
Birth: 1857 31 24
Death: 1949
stepmother
Birth: May 1867
Marriage: June 3, 1882 — Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1945
Research log: October 9, 2026
Burial: Beidleman Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elbert Worley Stophel Sarah Alice Stophel Kate Stophel Charles Andrew Stophel Flora Emiline Stophel
Rosa Belle Houser
1867–1945
Birth: May 1867
Death: January 1945
Marriage — June 3, 1882 — Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
8 years
half-sister
Birth: August 25, 1890 33 23 — Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 29, 1979 — Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Sarah Alice Stophel
1890–1979
Birth: August 25, 1890 33 23 — Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 29, 1979 — Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
half-sister
Research log: October 9, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Kate Stophel
…–…
half-brother
Birth: December 23, 1883 26 16
Death: April 21, 1928
Research log: October 9, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Charles Andrew Stophel
1883–1928
Birth: December 23, 1883 26 16
Death: April 21, 1928
5 years
half-sister
Birth: 1888 31 20
Death: 1956
Research log: October 9, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Flora Emiline Stophel
1888–1956
Birth: 1888 31 20
Death: 1956
Family with Doyne E Lowrey
husband
Birth: November 21, 1906 33 — Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Prairie Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1928 — Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, United States
Draft registration: October 16, 1940 — Cutler, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: February 21, 1970 — Fresno County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Berta Lee Stophel Donald Farrell Lowrey
Doyne E Lowrey
1906–1970
Birth: November 21, 1906 33 — Witcherville, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 21, 1970 — Fresno County, California, United States
herself
Birth: December 12, 1911 54 33 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1928 — Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: May 26, 1995 — Tehama County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Doyne E Lowrey Donald Farrell Lowrey
Berta Lee Stophel
1911–1995
Birth: December 12, 1911 54 33 — Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 26, 1995 — Tehama County, California, United States
Marriage — February 27, 1928 — Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Birth: December 6, 1928 22 16 — Huntington, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, United States
Military service:
Death: February 10, 1989 — Tehama County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Donald Farrell Lowrey
1928–1989
Birth: December 6, 1928 22 16 — Huntington, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 1989 — Tehama County, California, United States
Birth
Citation details: Berta Lee Lowrey, born 12 Dec 1911, Arkansas; died 26 May 1995, Tehama County; father's surname Stophel. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3M-QBS
Census
Citation details: Perry County, Arkansas, sheet 11A, lines 22-27 (household of E W Stophel). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDF3-BVD
Marriage
Citation details: Doyne Lowrey and Birdie Lee Stophel, 27 Feb 1928, Sebastian County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N94W-9BH
Census
Citation details: Dry Fork Township, Perry County, Arkansas (household of Doyne E Lowrey). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML1-QGV
Census
Citation details: Orosi Judicial Township, Tulare County, California, sheet 12A, household 215. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96J-XXL
Death
Citation details: Berta Lee Lowrey, died 26 May 1995, Tehama County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3M-QBS
Citation details: Berta Lowrey, born 12 Dec 1911, died 26 May 1995. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG45-SX3
Burial
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 274180884 (Berta Lee Stophel Lowrey)