Tommy Ray Stanley Sr.
September 10, 1938 — August 13, 2021
Tommy Ray Stanley Sr., 82 of Bee Branch, Arkansas passed away on August 13, 2021. He was born on September 10, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Jack M. Stanley and Marjorie Alice Stanley.
He was a member of Grandview Church of Christ, co-owner of Stanley’s Auto Parts and Repair in Center Ridge for 32 years, He was on the Center Ridge Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years and he was the Center Ridge Constable for many years. He loved fishing, hunting, dogs, and loved his cattle. Tommy loved his family and people every time you seen him he was always smiling. He never met a stranger and will be missed by everyone whom ever met him.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Marjorie Stanley; his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy Lee Stanley; daughter, Debbie Stanley; two brother, Jack Stanley and Harvey Stanley; sister, Bernice Armstrong.
Tommy is survived by his children, Linda (Allen) Siddall of Morrilton, Tommy (Trudy) Stanley Jr. of Center Ridge, Pamela (Lee) Epperson of Solgohachia; ten grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren; a host of family and friends.
Visitation will be held at Grandview Church of Christ from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
Funeral will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Grandview Church of Christ, burial will follow to Old Whipple Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Josh Stanley-Howell, Travis Stanley, Jesse Epperson, Stephen Cornelius, Jimmy Estes, and Russell Gresham.
He was a member of Grandview Church of Christ, co-owner of Stanley’s Auto Parts and Repair in Center Ridge for 32 years, He was on the Center Ridge Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years and he was the Center Ridge Constable for many years. He loved fishing, hunting, dogs, and loved his cattle. Tommy loved his family and people every time you seen him he was always smiling. He never met a stranger and will be missed by everyone whom ever met him.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Marjorie Stanley; his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy Lee Stanley; daughter, Debbie Stanley; two brother, Jack Stanley and Harvey Stanley; sister, Bernice Armstrong.
Tommy is survived by his children, Linda (Allen) Siddall of Morrilton, Tommy (Trudy) Stanley Jr. of Center Ridge, Pamela (Lee) Epperson of Solgohachia; ten grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren; a host of family and friends.
Visitation will be held at Grandview Church of Christ from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
Funeral will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Grandview Church of Christ, burial will follow to Old Whipple Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Josh Stanley-Howell, Travis Stanley, Jesse Epperson, Stephen Cornelius, Jimmy Estes, and Russell Gresham.
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