James W. Stanley

Sorrells Funeral Home of Enterprise

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334-347-9598
Date: Oct 21 2011 4:38 PM

Sorrells Funeral Home

4550 Boll Weevil Circle

Enterprise, Alabama 36330

(334) 347-9598

            Mr. James W. Stanley of Kinston, AL passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 in Mizell Memorial Hospital in Opp, AL.  He was 69.

            Funeral services will be at 10 am Monday, October 24 at Sorrells Funeral Home in Enterprise with Rev. Donald Hall and Rev. Ralph Jones officiating.  Burial will follow in the Fairview Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 6 until 8 pm.

            Mr. Stanley was born February 26, 1942 in Opp, AL to the late Dewey and Pauline Simmons Stanley.  He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church where he served as the church pianist.  Music held a special place in his life, as he enjoyed singing and playing the piano, radio announcing at WAMI in Opp and WAAO in Andalusia and directing high school bands. He also was a retired insurance agent, having worked with Liberty National and Woodmen of the World.

            Survivors include his wife, Carol Knighton Stanley, Kinston; 2 daughters: Rene Wambles (Rickey), Kinston, Deborah Inabinett (Walter), Florala, AL; 4 sons: Douglas Chancellor (Jane), Pennsylvania, Michael Stanley (Rita), Enterprise, Marty Stanley (Teresa), Kinston, Jerry Chancellor (Diane), Opp; 1 sister, Barbara Stanley, Kinston; 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several special cousins.

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