Billy Wayne Stanley

Billy Wayne Stanley Sr., 82, of Stanley, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Skyview Springs Nursing and Rehab.

He was born on July 31, 1940, in Washington, D.C., and was a son of the late Everett Vernon Stanley and Juanita June Andrews Stanley.

Billy was a member of the Newport Christian Church.

On Aug. 21, 1964, he married Sandra Fay Dofflemoyer Stanley, who survives.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Billy W. Stanley Jr. of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; a daughter, Melody Comer of Stanley; six grandchildren, Josh, Alana, Teresa, Devin, Jared and Lil; and three great-grandchildren, Cameron, Fiona and Tucker. He was preceded in death by two brothers, James Franklin Stanley Sr. and Junior Stanley; and four sisters, Ellen Lorraine Presgraves, Margaret Elizabeth Cubbage, Marjorie Marie Broy and June Presgraves.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Newport Christian Church by Tracy Shifflett and Pastor Mike Nichols. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Luray.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Newport Christian Church.

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