Born May 7, 1929 in Johnston County, Mrs. Stanley was a daughter of the late John Henry and Alma Lee Brock. She was the widow of Refus Ray Stanley. Mrs. Stanley was a member of Smithfield Advent Christian Church.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Parrish Funeral Home, 1351 S. Pollock St., Selma. Burial will follow in the cemetery at Hephzibah Baptist Church.

Surviving are four sons, Johnny P. Stanley of Goldsboro, Ronald Lee Stanley and Tony D. Stanley, both of Selma, and Donald Ray Stanley of Lakewood, Colo.; six daughters, Faye Ellis of Four Oaks, Connie Sue Evans of Louisburg and Grace Tart and Pat Deese, both of Smithfield, Angie Shelly of Augusta, Ga., and Lisa Haynes of Selma; a brother, Leonard Brock of Clinton; four sisters, Mildred West of Clinton, Betty Jones of Roseboro, Shirley Rushing of Jasper, Fla., and Hilda Harvey of Lake City, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 till 9 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 14) at the funeral home and at other times at the home of Pat and Junior Deese, 2175 Bear Farm Road, Smithfield, N.C. 27577.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.parrishfh.com.