Mrs. Stahl died Saturday night, February 4, 2012, at the Bolivar General Hospital.
She was born in Fredricktown, Missouri on December 2, 1925 to the late George and Reatha Reeves Mudge. On September 26, 1942, she married Edward P. Stahl. Mr. Stahl passed away January 26, 2003.
Prior to moving to Hardeman County in 1996, she had also lived for 16 years on the Gulf Coast and for many years in the St. Louis, Missouri area, where she retired from the Ben Franklin Company.
While living in Whiteville, she was a member of the Whiteville First Baptist Church. She enjoyed dancing with her husband and together they entered many dance contests. They also enjoyed riding motorcycles. Possessed with an indomitable spirit, her family characterizes her as strong, smart and funny.
She leaves her son and his wife, Ed and Maggie Stahl of Whiteville; her brother and his wife, George and Erma Mudge of Benville, IL; and three grandchildren, Michael Glen Stahl, Mark Edward Stahl and Dana Michelle Stahl.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Gusstilla Baumgardner and two brothers, Arnold and Donald Mudge.