MRS. MARY STELLA YOWELL VENABLE, the first of three children, was born on the Twenty First Day of December on the Year of our Lord Nineteen Twenty Eight, to parents George Thomas and Della Mae O’Daniel in Lebanon, Kentucky.
MARY STELLA was educated in the public school of Lebanon, Kentucky. In her youth, she was baptized in the A.M.E. Zion church where she became a Christian. Later in life, she converted to Catholicism and became a devoted member of Holy Angels Catholic Church.
At age of twenty-three, MARY STELLA moved to Louisville, Kentucky and married Clinton James Antle Jr. They would later move to Indianapolis, Indiana. MARY STELLA and Clinton James Antle Jr. were married fourteen years before separating. MARY then married Edward W. Yowell Sr. in 1968 and they were married fifteen years before his passing.
MARY STELLA worked and retired from RCA. In addition, she was a member of the Women’s Democratic Party, the American Legion Post #249, and the La Chayne De Voyageurs Inc., which she joined in 1971. Here she served and was commended as a loyal member and friend, always tending to others in need. She was dependable, and never missed an opportunity to serve the families of club members who had passed away.
MARY then in 1987 married Robert Venable Jr., who cared for her and stayed by her side until he passed in 2013.
MARY STELLA YOWELL VENABLE leaves behind Daughter, Kim Clanton and Son-in-law, John Clanton Jr.; along with 9 grandchildren: John Clanton III, Elizabeth Clanton, Alexandria Clanton Vega (Gabriel Vega), Sarah Clanton, Apollos Clanton, Kimberly Clanton Adams (Caleb Adams), Mary Clanton, David Clanton, and Joshua Clanton. MARY also leaves behind three great-grandchildren: Gabriel Vega, Joey Clanton, Aniya Vega and a host of other relatives and friends.
MARY peacefully passed the morning of April 21st, 2016 at the age of eighty-seven.
HUMBLY SUBMITTED…THE FAMILY

A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rita’s Catholic Church 1733 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Ave Indianapolis, In 46202.