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Stocker, Mayme V., 1875-1972

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Mary Virginia Clifton was born to Annie May Richards and George William Clifton on September 5, 1875. She married Oscar Wellington Stocker on December 26, 1891 in Pennsylvania. The couple had three sons, Lester, Clarence, and Harold. The family moved west and settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1910. Mayme Stocker operated the Northern Club on Fremont Street. She later sold the property to Wilbur Clark and it was renamed the Monte Carlo Club. She died at her home in Las Vegas on December 12, 1972.