Jennie Cleora Lentz1,2 
F, (5 February 1917 - 8 January 2009)
Jennie Cleora Lentz was born on 5 February 1917 at Muskogee County, Oklahoma.1,2 She was the daughter of James Bert Lentz and Hattie Bell Augerhole.1 Jennie Cleora Lentz married [—?—] Windsor circa 1939. Jennie Cleora Lentz married, at age 40, Rudolph Lawrence Sholder, age 52, son of George S. Sholder and Julia Besel, on Friday, 22 February 1957 at Clark County, Nevada.1,3 Jennie Cleora Lentz died on 8 January 2009 at Camellia Gardens of Life Care, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, at age 91 years, 11 months and 3 days.1,2 She was buried on 10 January 2009 in the Sunset Memorial Gardens, located in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia. The funeral service was officiated by Pastor Randy Fields.1
She was widowed at age 70 by the death of Rudolph on 9 November 1987.4,5,1 Her obituary was published on 9 January 2009 in the Thomasville Times, printed in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia. Her obituary stated:
Graveside services for Jennie Cleora Sholder of Thomasville at 2 p.m., Jan. 10, 2009, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pastor Randy Fields will officiate. Mrs. Sholder died quietly and peacefully slipped into the arms of her Lord Jesus Christ Thursday, Jan. 8, at Camellia Gardens of Life Care.
Born Feb. 5, 1917, in Muskogee County, Okla., she was a daughter of the late James Bert Lentz and Hattie Bell Augerhole.
On Feb. 22, 1957, in California, she married Rudy Lawrence Sholder and he preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1987.
She was retired from Montgomery-Ward in 1969 as an assistant manager and of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include daughter, Elaine Mays (Warren) of Thomasville; grandsons, Layne Richardson (Georgia) of Thomasville, Lawrence Richardson (Deborah) of Moultrie; great-grandchildren, Samuel Richardson, Jamie Richardson, Spencer Richardson, Sean Richardson and Savannah Richardson.
Memorials may be made to the Thomasville Thomas County Humane Society, 180 Big Star Drive, Thomasville, Ga. 31792. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home.1 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Jennie as Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia.2
She was widowed at age 70 by the death of Rudolph on 9 November 1987.4,5,1 Her obituary was published on 9 January 2009 in the Thomasville Times, printed in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia. Her obituary stated:
Graveside services for Jennie Cleora Sholder of Thomasville at 2 p.m., Jan. 10, 2009, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pastor Randy Fields will officiate. Mrs. Sholder died quietly and peacefully slipped into the arms of her Lord Jesus Christ Thursday, Jan. 8, at Camellia Gardens of Life Care.
Born Feb. 5, 1917, in Muskogee County, Okla., she was a daughter of the late James Bert Lentz and Hattie Bell Augerhole.
On Feb. 22, 1957, in California, she married Rudy Lawrence Sholder and he preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1987.
She was retired from Montgomery-Ward in 1969 as an assistant manager and of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include daughter, Elaine Mays (Warren) of Thomasville; grandsons, Layne Richardson (Georgia) of Thomasville, Lawrence Richardson (Deborah) of Moultrie; great-grandchildren, Samuel Richardson, Jamie Richardson, Spencer Richardson, Sean Richardson and Savannah Richardson.
Memorials may be made to the Thomasville Thomas County Humane Society, 180 Big Star Drive, Thomasville, Ga. 31792. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home.1 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Jennie as Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia.2
Last Edited=7 Dec 2009
Citations
- [S1868] "Jennie Cleora Sholder obituary," Thomasville Times-Enterprise (GA)
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Thomasville Times (Enterprise, Georgia), 9 January 2009; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. /ttet/raw/01-09-2009/obits/local_story_009172833.html. Accessed 15 March 2009. - [S1858] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 15 April 2009 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. CLEORA J SHOLDER, birth listed as 05 Feb 1917, died listed as 08 Jan 2009 (V), issued in the State of California. Last residence Thomasville, Thomas, GA 31792, last benefit Thomasville, Thomas, GA 31792. Accessed 29 Apr 2009.
- [S1869] "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 April 2009), entry for Jennie C. Windsor and Rudy Sholder, Marriage Date: 22 February 1957; County of Marriage: Clark; citing Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau; citing p. 106.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. RUDOLPH SHOLDER, birth listed as 25 Sep 1904, died listed as 09 Nov 1987 (V), issued in the State of California. Last residence Tulare, Tulare, CA, last benefit Thomasville, Thomas, GA. Accessed 2 Mar 2004.
- [S1029] "Rudolph Lawrence Sholder obituary," The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California), 12 November 1987, p. D14; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 1987316082. Accessed 18 January 2007.