Nellie Anita Stovall

Nellie Stovall Obituary OBITUARY Nellie Anita Stovall was born in New Orleans LA on September 12 1927. She moved to Pepper Pike OH with her parents Ruth Lane Stark and Melvin Earl Stark in the early 1930’s. The family later moved to Cleveland OH , where she attended Central High School. There she met Eddie Floyd Gibbs and had two daughters Vondale and Lanette Gibbs. She worked as a domestic worker for several years. She later married Norval James Stovall before obtaining a position at Dalton Factories. After leaving there she became a voluntary auxiliary police officer and then a security guard for National City Bank. When her youngest daughter suffered an accident that left her paralyzed, she assisted in her daily care for 17 years. As she grew older her grandson Aaron Marshall was always there to care for her. She accepted Christ as a child and again in 1993 at East Mount Zion Church with her daughter Lanette. She is preceded in death by Ruth Lane Stark, Melvin Earl Stark, Lanette Gibbs and stepson Eric Wiley. She leaves to mourn Vondale Gibbs (daughter), Aaron S Marshall (grandson), Jayla Nicole Marshall (great granddaughter) Rodney Gibbs (stepson), Virginia Coleman (sister), Eddie Floyd Gibbs, Norval James Stovall, and a host of nieces and nephews and other loved ones. Special thanks to Delores Gray, Lindsey Tyree, Cheryl Bell and all the other residents of Cedar High Rise who loved and cared for her.. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. Afterglow I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Nellie Anita Stovall, please visit our floral store. Read More

Nellie Anita Stovall

September 12, 1927 - December 29, 2021