FROSTBURG — On Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center in Lonaconing, Jane Babb Stallings-Delaney, age 65, went to be with the Lord.
Jane was born in Cumberland, to the late Robert E. Stallings and Mary (Graham) Stallings on Jan. 2, 1947.
Growing up, Jane was the Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls of the Masonic Order. Graduating from Allegany High School and receiving her B.S. Degree in Education from Frostburg State College, she taught at the Penn Avenue School in Cumberland.
Jane's graduate studies were in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Jane was a kind and giving person who was devoted to helping those less fortunate or those who slipped through the cracks. Her devotion led her to found and initiate the development of the community-based program, Neighborhood Friends Care. Jane worked on this project with several members from her church of many years, the Frostburg Presbyterian Church. The vision of the project was an organized effort to enable neighbors to help neighbors in whatever capacity willing volunteers could.
Many saw Jane as inspiring, creative, thoughtful, and forgiving. By some definition, she was a hero. To her sons, she set an example of great character and perseverance.
Jane is survived by many including sons, Richard Delaney and wife Stacy, and their two daughters, Jane's precious granddaughters, Sophie Madison and Annie Grace of Springfield, Va., Gregory Delaney, of Washington, D.C., and Brent Delaney of Frostburg; and former husband and devoted friend, P. Richard Delaney. She is also survived by her brother, John Stallings and wife Belkis, of Burwell Cambridgeshire, England and sister Barbara Crowell and husband James, of Alexandria, Va.; as well as nieces, nephews, and many more friends and family members.
Friends will be received at Hafer Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Monday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm.
Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Frostburg Presbyterian Church in Frostburg, with Pastor Penny Pitts officiating.
Interment will follow at Frostburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jane's memory may be directed to Hafer Funeral Service, PA, Attn: Jane Stallings-Delaney Memorial, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, MD 21502 with checks payable to Hafer Funeral Service, PA to help defray final memorial costs. A portion will also be directed to the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve.
Jane was born in Cumberland, to the late Robert E. Stallings and Mary (Graham) Stallings on Jan. 2, 1947.
Growing up, Jane was the Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls of the Masonic Order. Graduating from Allegany High School and receiving her B.S. Degree in Education from Frostburg State College, she taught at the Penn Avenue School in Cumberland.
Jane's graduate studies were in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Jane was a kind and giving person who was devoted to helping those less fortunate or those who slipped through the cracks. Her devotion led her to found and initiate the development of the community-based program, Neighborhood Friends Care. Jane worked on this project with several members from her church of many years, the Frostburg Presbyterian Church. The vision of the project was an organized effort to enable neighbors to help neighbors in whatever capacity willing volunteers could.
Many saw Jane as inspiring, creative, thoughtful, and forgiving. By some definition, she was a hero. To her sons, she set an example of great character and perseverance.
Jane is survived by many including sons, Richard Delaney and wife Stacy, and their two daughters, Jane's precious granddaughters, Sophie Madison and Annie Grace of Springfield, Va., Gregory Delaney, of Washington, D.C., and Brent Delaney of Frostburg; and former husband and devoted friend, P. Richard Delaney. She is also survived by her brother, John Stallings and wife Belkis, of Burwell Cambridgeshire, England and sister Barbara Crowell and husband James, of Alexandria, Va.; as well as nieces, nephews, and many more friends and family members.
Friends will be received at Hafer Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Monday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm.
Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Frostburg Presbyterian Church in Frostburg, with Pastor Penny Pitts officiating.
Interment will follow at Frostburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jane's memory may be directed to Hafer Funeral Service, PA, Attn: Jane Stallings-Delaney Memorial, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, MD 21502 with checks payable to Hafer Funeral Service, PA to help defray final memorial costs. A portion will also be directed to the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve.
FROSTBURG — On Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center in Lonaconing, Jane Babb Stallings-Delaney, age 65, went to be with the Lord.
Jane was born in Cumberland, to the late Robert E. Stallings and Mary (Graham) Stallings on Jan. 2, 1947.
Growing up, Jane was the Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls of the Masonic Order. Graduating from Allegany High School and receiving her B.S. Degree in Education from Frostburg State College, she taught at the Penn Avenue School in Cumberland.
Jane's graduate studies were in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Jane was a kind and giving person who was devoted to helping those less fortunate or those who slipped through the cracks. Her devotion led her to found and initiate the development of the community-based program, Neighborhood Friends Care. Jane worked on this project with several members from her church of many years, the Frostburg Presbyterian Church. The vision of the project was an organized effort to enable neighbors to help neighbors in whatever capacity willing volunteers could.
Many saw Jane as inspiring, creative, thoughtful, and forgiving. By some definition, she was a hero. To her sons, she set an example of great character and perseverance.
Jane is survived by many including sons, Richard Delaney and wife Stacy, and their two daughters, Jane's precious granddaughters, Sophie Madison and Annie Grace of Springfield, Va., Gregory Delaney, of Washington, D.C., and Brent Delaney of Frostburg; and former husband and devoted friend, P. Richard Delaney. She is also survived by her brother, John Stallings and wife Belkis, of Burwell Cambridgeshire, England and sister Barbara Crowell and husband James, of Alexandria, Va.; as well as nieces, nephews, and many more friends and family members.
Friends will be received at Hafer Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Monday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm.
Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Frostburg Presbyterian Church in Frostburg, with Pastor Penny Pitts officiating.
Interment will follow at Frostburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jane's memory may be directed to Hafer Funeral Service, PA, Attn: Jane Stallings-Delaney Memorial, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, MD 21502 with checks payable to Hafer Funeral Service, PA to help defray final memorial costs. A portion will also be directed to the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve.
Jane was born in Cumberland, to the late Robert E. Stallings and Mary (Graham) Stallings on Jan. 2, 1947.
Growing up, Jane was the Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls of the Masonic Order. Graduating from Allegany High School and receiving her B.S. Degree in Education from Frostburg State College, she taught at the Penn Avenue School in Cumberland.
Jane's graduate studies were in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Jane was a kind and giving person who was devoted to helping those less fortunate or those who slipped through the cracks. Her devotion led her to found and initiate the development of the community-based program, Neighborhood Friends Care. Jane worked on this project with several members from her church of many years, the Frostburg Presbyterian Church. The vision of the project was an organized effort to enable neighbors to help neighbors in whatever capacity willing volunteers could.
Many saw Jane as inspiring, creative, thoughtful, and forgiving. By some definition, she was a hero. To her sons, she set an example of great character and perseverance.
Jane is survived by many including sons, Richard Delaney and wife Stacy, and their two daughters, Jane's precious granddaughters, Sophie Madison and Annie Grace of Springfield, Va., Gregory Delaney, of Washington, D.C., and Brent Delaney of Frostburg; and former husband and devoted friend, P. Richard Delaney. She is also survived by her brother, John Stallings and wife Belkis, of Burwell Cambridgeshire, England and sister Barbara Crowell and husband James, of Alexandria, Va.; as well as nieces, nephews, and many more friends and family members.
Friends will be received at Hafer Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Monday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm.
Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Frostburg Presbyterian Church in Frostburg, with Pastor Penny Pitts officiating.
Interment will follow at Frostburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jane's memory may be directed to Hafer Funeral Service, PA, Attn: Jane Stallings-Delaney Memorial, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, MD 21502 with checks payable to Hafer Funeral Service, PA to help defray final memorial costs. A portion will also be directed to the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve.
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