Charles Henry Stanley (90) born June 24, 1924, or as he put it "the year the cherry tree blew down" in Wise, Virginia, passed away on November 6th, 2014 after an entrenched battle against old age, at Cumberland View in Jacksboro, Tennessee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Estelle Stanley of Wise Virginia, his sisters, Will (Tucson, AZ), Rita (Dale City, VA), Katherine (San Diego, CA), and his oldest daughter Paula of Jacksboro, TN.
Growing up in the coal fields of southwest Virginia, Charles attended school and held various jobs during the depression to help support his family until he was drafted in 1943 to join 1.2 million of his closest friends in a visit to Europe as part of the 16th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army.
At the end of the war, he requisitioned a jeep and proceeded to tour southern France, Germany and Austria before disembarking to return to the United States and an honorable discharge.
His stories of his last three weeks in Europe were the subject of pride and embellishment by Charles for years, to the fond memories and amusement of his friends and family, and remain so today.
Upon returning home to Wise in 1946, he awoke to see a young woman in a red dress standing outside the beauty shop across the street and never let her out of his sight for 68 years.
He and his wife, Aldeane, had three children they raised in a home filled with care, love, books and humor.
In spite of the challenges and trials that life puts before everyone, he was a role model of tolerance and support for the entire family, and his last words were of his love for Aldeane. He led a Christian life by example.
Charles supported his family as a coal miner in various mines in Virginia and became a federal mine inspector for the Mine Safety and Health Administration in 1969, moving to the Jellico field office and he and the family have lived in Jacksboro, TN since that time.
He eventually became the supervisor of the Jellico field office until his retirement. After retirement, he proceeded to stay active, travelling with Aldeane, remodeling every room in their home twice, and teaching his grandchildren bad habits.
He also had a love of genealogy and history; tracing his ancestry back to Robert the Bruce, and was a walking history of coal mining and families of this region.
He was a regular breakfast club member at Hardee's and missed going when his condition would no longer allow him to make the trip.
Charles is survived by his wife Aldeane, daughter Elizabeth Lamb and husband James Lamb, and son Bill and wife Gale Stanley. He has five grandchildren, Manderley Swain, Travis Stanley, Ronnie Byrd, Anthony Douglas and Devin Douglas, five great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to the ladies of the Sun Valley Terrace at Cumberland Nursing Home for their care and kindness; and to the staff of the 2nd floor of Tennova LaFollette for their support and care of Charles and his family. All of you helped him to make this journey with grace and dignity.
Services 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith ChapelRev. Dave Grant officiating
Interment Powell Valley Cemetery with Military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard Family will receive friends 12 Noon to 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith Funeral Home
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Estelle Stanley of Wise Virginia, his sisters, Will (Tucson, AZ), Rita (Dale City, VA), Katherine (San Diego, CA), and his oldest daughter Paula of Jacksboro, TN.
Growing up in the coal fields of southwest Virginia, Charles attended school and held various jobs during the depression to help support his family until he was drafted in 1943 to join 1.2 million of his closest friends in a visit to Europe as part of the 16th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army.
At the end of the war, he requisitioned a jeep and proceeded to tour southern France, Germany and Austria before disembarking to return to the United States and an honorable discharge.
His stories of his last three weeks in Europe were the subject of pride and embellishment by Charles for years, to the fond memories and amusement of his friends and family, and remain so today.
Upon returning home to Wise in 1946, he awoke to see a young woman in a red dress standing outside the beauty shop across the street and never let her out of his sight for 68 years.
He and his wife, Aldeane, had three children they raised in a home filled with care, love, books and humor.
In spite of the challenges and trials that life puts before everyone, he was a role model of tolerance and support for the entire family, and his last words were of his love for Aldeane. He led a Christian life by example.
Charles supported his family as a coal miner in various mines in Virginia and became a federal mine inspector for the Mine Safety and Health Administration in 1969, moving to the Jellico field office and he and the family have lived in Jacksboro, TN since that time.
He eventually became the supervisor of the Jellico field office until his retirement. After retirement, he proceeded to stay active, travelling with Aldeane, remodeling every room in their home twice, and teaching his grandchildren bad habits.
He also had a love of genealogy and history; tracing his ancestry back to Robert the Bruce, and was a walking history of coal mining and families of this region.
He was a regular breakfast club member at Hardee's and missed going when his condition would no longer allow him to make the trip.
Charles is survived by his wife Aldeane, daughter Elizabeth Lamb and husband James Lamb, and son Bill and wife Gale Stanley. He has five grandchildren, Manderley Swain, Travis Stanley, Ronnie Byrd, Anthony Douglas and Devin Douglas, five great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to the ladies of the Sun Valley Terrace at Cumberland Nursing Home for their care and kindness; and to the staff of the 2nd floor of Tennova LaFollette for their support and care of Charles and his family. All of you helped him to make this journey with grace and dignity.
Services 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith ChapelRev. Dave Grant officiating
Interment Powell Valley Cemetery with Military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard Family will receive friends 12 Noon to 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith Funeral Home
Charles Henry Stanley (90) born June 24, 1924, or as he put it "the year the cherry tree blew down" in Wise, Virginia, passed away on November 6th, 2014 after an entrenched battle against old age, at Cumberland View in Jacksboro, Tennessee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Estelle Stanley of Wise Virginia, his sisters, Will (Tucson, AZ), Rita (Dale City, VA), Katherine (San Diego, CA), and his oldest daughter Paula of Jacksboro, TN.
Growing up in the coal fields of southwest Virginia, Charles attended school and held various jobs during the depression to help support his family until he was drafted in 1943 to join 1.2 million of his closest friends in a visit to Europe as part of the 16th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army.
At the end of the war, he requisitioned a jeep and proceeded to tour southern France, Germany and Austria before disembarking to return to the United States and an honorable discharge.
His stories of his last three weeks in Europe were the subject of pride and embellishment by Charles for years, to the fond memories and amusement of his friends and family, and remain so today.
Upon returning home to Wise in 1946, he awoke to see a young woman in a red dress standing outside the beauty shop across the street and never let her out of his sight for 68 years.
He and his wife, Aldeane, had three children they raised in a home filled with care, love, books and humor.
In spite of the challenges and trials that life puts before everyone, he was a role model of tolerance and support for the entire family, and his last words were of his love for Aldeane. He led a Christian life by example.
Charles supported his family as a coal miner in various mines in Virginia and became a federal mine inspector for the Mine Safety and Health Administration in 1969, moving to the Jellico field office and he and the family have lived in Jacksboro, TN since that time.
He eventually became the supervisor of the Jellico field office until his retirement. After retirement, he proceeded to stay active, travelling with Aldeane, remodeling every room in their home twice, and teaching his grandchildren bad habits.
He also had a love of genealogy and history; tracing his ancestry back to Robert the Bruce, and was a walking history of coal mining and families of this region.
He was a regular breakfast club member at Hardee's and missed going when his condition would no longer allow him to make the trip.
Charles is survived by his wife Aldeane, daughter Elizabeth Lamb and husband James Lamb, and son Bill and wife Gale Stanley. He has five grandchildren, Manderley Swain, Travis Stanley, Ronnie Byrd, Anthony Douglas and Devin Douglas, five great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to the ladies of the Sun Valley Terrace at Cumberland Nursing Home for their care and kindness; and to the staff of the 2nd floor of Tennova LaFollette for their support and care of Charles and his family. All of you helped him to make this journey with grace and dignity.
Services 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith ChapelRev. Dave Grant officiating
Interment Powell Valley Cemetery with Military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard Family will receive friends 12 Noon to 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith Funeral Home
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Estelle Stanley of Wise Virginia, his sisters, Will (Tucson, AZ), Rita (Dale City, VA), Katherine (San Diego, CA), and his oldest daughter Paula of Jacksboro, TN.
Growing up in the coal fields of southwest Virginia, Charles attended school and held various jobs during the depression to help support his family until he was drafted in 1943 to join 1.2 million of his closest friends in a visit to Europe as part of the 16th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army.
At the end of the war, he requisitioned a jeep and proceeded to tour southern France, Germany and Austria before disembarking to return to the United States and an honorable discharge.
His stories of his last three weeks in Europe were the subject of pride and embellishment by Charles for years, to the fond memories and amusement of his friends and family, and remain so today.
Upon returning home to Wise in 1946, he awoke to see a young woman in a red dress standing outside the beauty shop across the street and never let her out of his sight for 68 years.
He and his wife, Aldeane, had three children they raised in a home filled with care, love, books and humor.
In spite of the challenges and trials that life puts before everyone, he was a role model of tolerance and support for the entire family, and his last words were of his love for Aldeane. He led a Christian life by example.
Charles supported his family as a coal miner in various mines in Virginia and became a federal mine inspector for the Mine Safety and Health Administration in 1969, moving to the Jellico field office and he and the family have lived in Jacksboro, TN since that time.
He eventually became the supervisor of the Jellico field office until his retirement. After retirement, he proceeded to stay active, travelling with Aldeane, remodeling every room in their home twice, and teaching his grandchildren bad habits.
He also had a love of genealogy and history; tracing his ancestry back to Robert the Bruce, and was a walking history of coal mining and families of this region.
He was a regular breakfast club member at Hardee's and missed going when his condition would no longer allow him to make the trip.
Charles is survived by his wife Aldeane, daughter Elizabeth Lamb and husband James Lamb, and son Bill and wife Gale Stanley. He has five grandchildren, Manderley Swain, Travis Stanley, Ronnie Byrd, Anthony Douglas and Devin Douglas, five great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to the ladies of the Sun Valley Terrace at Cumberland Nursing Home for their care and kindness; and to the staff of the 2nd floor of Tennova LaFollette for their support and care of Charles and his family. All of you helped him to make this journey with grace and dignity.
Services 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith ChapelRev. Dave Grant officiating
Interment Powell Valley Cemetery with Military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard Family will receive friends 12 Noon to 2 PM Sunday Cross-Smith Funeral Home
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