Clara Lucille Steele was born on September 23, 1902 in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. She was the third child born to the marriage of Isham Alfonso "Al" Steele and Mary Virginia "Mollie" Blackman.
She was a sister to Edna who died in infancy, Mary Allye and Lena Juanita "Nita" Steele.
On June 17, 1921, Lucille married John Wesley "Wes" Ogden, Jr. in Sicily Island.
Wes was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1894 to the marriage of John Wesley Ogden, Sr. and Sarah Ellen Shaw.
Al Steele gave Lucille the nickname of 'Dick' when she was just a young girl. Close friends and extended family members knew her as Dick all of her life. Even with a boy's nickname, she was one of the most lady-like women I have ever known.
Her overwhelming love for family extended to friends and neighbors. One of my favorite memories was the sight of 'Aunt Dick' and her friends sitting in her front yard enjoying their daily visits.
Following the 1972 death of her brother-in-law, Bruce Edmonds, Lucille was appointed to fill his position as the School Board member for Ward One, Sicily Island. She continued to hold this office through 1978.
Clara Lucille "Dick" Steele Ogden died on February 1, 1993. John Wesley "Wes" Ogden died on February 9, 1952. Both are buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island.
The following children were born to the marriage of Lucille and Wes:
Sarah Virginia, 1922-2006 (m. Charles Spann Caston, Jr., 1916-2000)
Evelyn Steele, 1926-2003 (m. Robert "Bob" Stanton Rife, Jr., 1920-2006)
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| (LtoR) Charles Caston, Sarah Virginia Caston, Ann Caston, Lucille, Charles Wesley, Evelyn Steele Rife, John Rife, Bob Rife and Stan Rife. |
For picture of Lucille and family, who are the parents of Charles Wesley? (Rife? Caston? Ogden?)
ReplyDeleteCharles Wesley Caston was the son of Charles Caston and Virginia Ogden.
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