Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameShirley STARK 
BirthNov 29, 1917, Brooklyn, NY
DeathOct 7, 2006, Clearwater, FL
BurialNov 2006, St. Thomas Cemetery, Nelson Co., KY
ReligionGentile
OccupationFine Jewelry, Bloomingdales, Model
EducationHigh School, Certified Gemologist
FatherAladar (Alexander) STARK (1887-1964)
MotherVera Marie WEST (1896-1941)
Misc. Notes
Lived in Brooklyn, NY with Al Stark until 13 yrs. old
Lived 1 yr. w/ Nana (Ella West) in Brooklyn.
14 yrs. old. Lived with Vera West and Benny Rubin at hotel.
Eloped at 18 yrs. w/ Jack Stiles, Benny Rubin drove them.
Jojo remembers her staying with Sena’s in NY and dating a military officer.
Interested in Biology and admired explorer Admiral Byrd.
Married Nat Gross at the Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, FL.
Did not care for the singer Tony Bennett.
Bill West recalls that Shirley was quite fond of partying and going out, as was her mother, Vera West. Her father, Al, was quite reserved.
Lived 1 yr. w/ Nana (Ella West) in Brooklyn.
14 yrs. old. Lived with Vera West and Benny Rubin at hotel.
Eloped at 18 yrs. w/ Jack Stiles, Benny Rubin drove them.
Jojo remembers her staying with Sena’s in NY and dating a military officer.
Interested in Biology and admired explorer Admiral Byrd.
Married Nat Gross at the Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, FL.
Did not care for the singer Tony Bennett.
Bill West recalls that Shirley was quite fond of partying and going out, as was her mother, Vera West. Her father, Al, was quite reserved.
Spouses
BirthJan 22, 1914, Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY
DeathFeb 12, 1989, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
BurialFeb 1989, Highland Memory Gardens, Mt. Washington, Bullit Co., KY
ReligionCatholic
OccupationDistiller, Donaldson Bakery Deliveryman
EducationJesuit High School, St. Louis, MO
FatherWilliam Ogden STILES I (1884-1941)
MotherNancy Ann RAPIER (1887-1968)
Misc. Notes
Breckenridge spelled with an “E” according to his mother and Shirley Stark Stiles.
Attended St. Mary’s College, KS in 1929.
Shirley was living with Benny and Vera Rubin in NY and came to KY to visit Aunt Jane and Charles Newman. While in Bardstown W.O. had Jack show Shirley around. She fell in love with him but went back to NY. Later that year Jack and friend went to NY for the 1936 World Series and contacted Shirley. They eloped soon afterward.
Jack’s mother insisted that they be married in the church, so hey had that ceremony in Bardstown as well.
Louisville City Directory (dates may not be accurate):
1947: Yellow Cab driver in Louisville, KY. (res. 1603 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY.)
1949: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 33 Nichols Dr., Louisville, KY.)
1950-56: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 901 Southwestern Pkwy., Louisville, KY.)
1963-66: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 1601 Tunisian Way, Louisville, KY.)
1967-68: Lived in Bardstown with Nancy Rapier Stiles
1969: Linker’s Bakery, (res 6811 Triangle Dr. with Pauline and Kenneth)
1970: Hostess Bakery
1971-73: Route Man, Continental Baking Co., (res. 3031 Rosedale Blvd, Louisville, KY. With Pauline, hostess, Garland Flaherty’s tavern (1971); waitress, Ramada Inn, and son Kenneth)
Betsy Stiles Hall remembers that Jack found a medium sixed barrel of bourbon that his father had stored up in the attic of their home on North 3rd St. in Bardstown. Jack was attempting to carry it out of the house when he dropped it on the stairs and it burst all over the floor.
Jack may have had a child with Lib Burckle in 1936, but there is no official record of this.
John Breckinridge "Jack" Stiles Sr., 75, died Sunday at St. Anthony Medical Center. He was a native of Bardstown and a retired route salesman for Donaldson Bakery. Survivors: his wife, the former Pauline Story; three sons, William Ogden of Atlanta, John B. Stiles Jr. of Owensboro and Kenneth H. Stiles of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters,
Jacqueline Peake of New Haven and Vera Cecil of Coxs Creek; three sisters, Saragene Mattingly of Bardstown, Betsy Hall of Williston Florida and Nancy Arnold of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Arch L. Heady Okolona Funeral Home, 8519 Preston Highway, with burial in Highland Memory Gardens in Mount Washington. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Attended St. Mary’s College, KS in 1929.
Shirley was living with Benny and Vera Rubin in NY and came to KY to visit Aunt Jane and Charles Newman. While in Bardstown W.O. had Jack show Shirley around. She fell in love with him but went back to NY. Later that year Jack and friend went to NY for the 1936 World Series and contacted Shirley. They eloped soon afterward.
Jack’s mother insisted that they be married in the church, so hey had that ceremony in Bardstown as well.
Louisville City Directory (dates may not be accurate):
1947: Yellow Cab driver in Louisville, KY. (res. 1603 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY.)
1949: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 33 Nichols Dr., Louisville, KY.)
1950-56: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 901 Southwestern Pkwy., Louisville, KY.)
1963-66: Donaldson Bakery Salesman. (res. 1601 Tunisian Way, Louisville, KY.)
1967-68: Lived in Bardstown with Nancy Rapier Stiles
1969: Linker’s Bakery, (res 6811 Triangle Dr. with Pauline and Kenneth)
1970: Hostess Bakery
1971-73: Route Man, Continental Baking Co., (res. 3031 Rosedale Blvd, Louisville, KY. With Pauline, hostess, Garland Flaherty’s tavern (1971); waitress, Ramada Inn, and son Kenneth)
Betsy Stiles Hall remembers that Jack found a medium sixed barrel of bourbon that his father had stored up in the attic of their home on North 3rd St. in Bardstown. Jack was attempting to carry it out of the house when he dropped it on the stairs and it burst all over the floor.
Jack may have had a child with Lib Burckle in 1936, but there is no official record of this.
John Breckinridge "Jack" Stiles Sr., 75, died Sunday at St. Anthony Medical Center. He was a native of Bardstown and a retired route salesman for Donaldson Bakery. Survivors: his wife, the former Pauline Story; three sons, William Ogden of Atlanta, John B. Stiles Jr. of Owensboro and Kenneth H. Stiles of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters,
Jacqueline Peake of New Haven and Vera Cecil of Coxs Creek; three sisters, Saragene Mattingly of Bardstown, Betsy Hall of Williston Florida and Nancy Arnold of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Arch L. Heady Okolona Funeral Home, 8519 Preston Highway, with burial in Highland Memory Gardens in Mount Washington. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
MarriageOct 3, 1936, Elkton, Maryland
Divorce
BirthNov 16, 1905, New York, NY
DeathJan 20, 2001, Miami Beach, Dade Co., FL
Burial2001, Menorah Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co., FL
OccupationJewelry Designer/Manufacturer
ReligionJewish
FatherBenjamin D. GROSS (1884-)
MotherFlora BALOGH (1888-1954)
Misc. Notes
May have married first wife 3 Jun 1928 in Kings, Co., NY
Family lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1910.
Nat and Shirley moved to Miami in 1968.
Nat and Shirley on West Indies cruise passenger list, R.M.S. CARONIA, January 1955.
Nat and Shirley on Sun-Way cruise passenger list, S.S. Homeric, January 1956.
Nat and Shirley on Havana Cuba cruise passenger list, MS Kungsholm, February 1957.
Family lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1910.
Nat and Shirley moved to Miami in 1968.
Nat and Shirley on West Indies cruise passenger list, R.M.S. CARONIA, January 1955.
Nat and Shirley on Sun-Way cruise passenger list, S.S. Homeric, January 1956.
Nat and Shirley on Havana Cuba cruise passenger list, MS Kungsholm, February 1957.
Marriage1955, Miami Beach, Dade Co., FL