Marcella Junette (Flatgard) Stockton Obituary (1932

Marcella Junette (Flatgard) Stockton was born at home in Oaklee, Minnesota on September 5, 1932. Her parents, Edwin and Caroline, and her sisters, Eunice, Ina, and Erna, always called her Junette. Later in her early 20s, she named her firstborn Judy Junette, and in turn Judy named her daughter Marcella Junette. Later in life the surprise that no one could have predicted was when Marcella and her husband, David Wayne Stockton applied for visas to go on a Caribbean cruise, the birth certificate ordered from the state came back as Marcella Jane Flatgard. It is surmised that by the time the delivering doctor filled out his legal paperwork, he apparently didn’t remember it was Junette, so it became Jane, a popular name in that time period. However, her Lutheran baptismal certificate reads Marcella Junette Flatgard. To all her family, and her husband Dave Wayne’s family, she was known as Junette. Upon graduation from high school, Marcella Junette moved out West to Indio, California. She worked in the Indio Aladdin Theater as a counter girl, and sometimes projectionist. This is where she met David Wayne (Hill) Stockton, an avid movie goer. They were married in Indio, California on February 6, 1953. Marcella Junette and David Wayne Stockton brought eight children into this world from 1954 to 1967. From eldest to youngest: Judy Junette Stockton Bartholomew, Mark Wayne Stockton, Mathew Clive Stockton, Andrea Caroline (Stockton) Orwen, Amelia Rose Stockton, Arianna Margaret (Stockton) Casebolt, Percy Edwin Stockton, Alissa Marjorie Stockton. She is survived by all eight children, thirty-one grandchildren and thirty-six great grandchildren. Also, her sisters Ina and Erna. She conducted herself as a thoughtful and caring mother, wife, daughter, and person. Notably, she tirelessly served her family, her church, and those in need. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the White Hills Ward Chapel, 185 East Center Street, Cedar Fort, Utah. Friends may call from 9-9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Elsinore City Cemetery, 150 South 700 East, Elsinore, Utah. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.