Adeline Stehle "Mimi"

Growing up, I was also very close to my family. Especially my moms side. This included my Great Grandmother, Adeline Rainsford Stehle "Mimi". I chose to do my project on her because of how much she meant to be as a child. I got my middle name from hers. Adeline was born in 1919 and grew up in a small town just outside of Clinton called Edgefield. My grandmother was the only child between her and my Great Grandfather Theo Stehle. Quickly out of College she began teaching school and continued to for thirty seven years. Her passion was music which she loved to teach and gave me lesson on the piano.

Her house during a huge snow
one year. 

This is my Great Grandmother
at one of my birthday parties.

To find more information about her life, I went straight to my Grandmother and Mom. Both gave insight on her life and helped me learn more about her life. My Grandma told me "She use to love when you came over and wanted her to play with your hair." They also showed me pictures from when they were growing up and different things she liked to do. I also found her obituary on Legacy.com and her grave on Findagrave.com.

In this picture is my Mother, Grandmother,
Great Grandfather and My Great Grandmother.

Some interesting facts I found out about her through the years was that she grew up in a haunted house. The many stories she use to tell me as a kid still resonates in my brain. All kind of weird things would happen to her as a child. From the radio they had in the living room turning on in the middle of the night to hearing footstep when no one else was home. She also could play the piano "like nobody's business" as my mom would say.

Adeline and Theo on the porch
during the summer. 

She died in 2009 due to old age. She was as healthy as she could be to be ninety years old. When she turned eighty five she was placed into a nursing home where she spent the last five years of her life. Adeline had a few signs of dementia but still recognized me and other family members until her last day. Her funeral was held at Gilead Baptist Church where she was an active member. As a family, we have a plot in their cemetery. All of the grave markers are headstones.

Her headstone in Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.