He was the brother of Ora Liles Stanley, Plumah Stanley, Will Henry Stanley and Perry Stanley.
He was the husband of Mrs. Lillie Edna Lenora (Findley) Stanley whom he married on January 16, 1917 in Cherokee County, Texas.
He preceded his wife in death.
Upon his passing, he was laid to rest on November 10, 1978 on the grounds of Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto, Texas.
Obituary Excerpt
"Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillie Edna Stanley, of Alto; two sons, Rayford Curtis Stanley, of Port Arthur, and Robert E. Stanley, of Jefferson; one daughter, Ruth Evelyn Schaeffer, of Alto; two brothers, Will Henry Stanley, of Alto, and Perry Stanley, of Rusk; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren."
Burial arrangements managed by O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.
Sources ~ Obituary for Robert Edgar "Edd" Stanley Sr. as published in the Friday, November 10, 1978 edition of the Tyler Morning Telegraph [the newspaper of Smith County, Texas]; Texas Death Certificate 83389; Texas County Marriage Records; and the 1880-1940 census records of Cherokee County, Texas
He was the brother of Ora Liles Stanley, Plumah Stanley, Will Henry Stanley and Perry Stanley.
He was the husband of Mrs. Lillie Edna Lenora (Findley) Stanley whom he married on January 16, 1917 in Cherokee County, Texas.
He preceded his wife in death.
Upon his passing, he was laid to rest on November 10, 1978 on the grounds of Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto, Texas.
Obituary Excerpt
"Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillie Edna Stanley, of Alto; two sons, Rayford Curtis Stanley, of Port Arthur, and Robert E. Stanley, of Jefferson; one daughter, Ruth Evelyn Schaeffer, of Alto; two brothers, Will Henry Stanley, of Alto, and Perry Stanley, of Rusk; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren."
Burial arrangements managed by O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.
Sources ~ Obituary for Robert Edgar "Edd" Stanley Sr. as published in the Friday, November 10, 1978 edition of the Tyler Morning Telegraph [the newspaper of Smith County, Texas]; Texas Death Certificate 83389; Texas County Marriage Records; and the 1880-1940 census records of Cherokee County, Texas
Family Members
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Mary Olive Stanley Simmons
1867–1941
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Cora A. Stanley Purcell
1873–1946
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Nora Lee Stanley Smith
1882–1961
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Dora Bell Stanley Wyatt
1883–1966
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Lillie Mae Stanley Cunningham
1886–1956
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William Henry Stanley
1889–1984
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Ora Liles Stanley Boyd
1892–1973
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Thomas Stanley
1899–1899
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Plumah Stanley Belcher
1900–1959
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Perry Leroy Stanley
1903–1984
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