Mary Stanley

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The legacy of beloved Shepherdstown resident Mary Stanley, who passed away in 2020, will live on in the lives of countless children in the Eastern Panhandle, thanks to a newly established agency fund with the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, which helps donors create permanent endowments. The...

Funeral services for Mary Stanley of Hurlock, MD will be held on Saturday at 12 noon at Hurlock U.M. Church, Hurlock, MD. A public viewing will be held two hours prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be at Petersburg Cemetery, Hurlock, MD. Services are being entrusted by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Hurlock, Md.

Mary Francis Lewis Stanley, 94, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, February 14th, 2022 at Harmony at Morgantown. Born Nov. 22, 1927, in Charleston, Mary was a daughter of the late Lester Lewis and Golda Cantrell Lewis. Survivors include her husband of 75 years, Roy; children, Chas Stanley (Anita), of Morgantown,...

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Bates Stanley, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the age of 85. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Thornton Stanley, and her children Karen, Thornton Jr. (Dawn) and Algernon (Camillia), of Huntsville; and Deirdre Stanley Massiah (Shaun), of New York, New York. She is also survived by her 8 grandchildren, A.J., Alex, Trey, Drew, Hannah, Maxwell Massiah, Collins and Cara; as well numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law and friends. She was beloved.

Mary Francis Stanley, 92, died September 21 at her home in Indianapolis, Ind. Born in Letcher County to the late Gordon and Lula Sparks Adams, she was the widow of Wendall Sparks and was later married to Ernest Stanley, who also preceded her in death. She was the mother of...

The world lost and Heaven gained Mary Ruth Marshall, age 81, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Mary Ruth was an avid reader, ever mindful of world events and well informed of the forecasted weather. She operated a dairy farm for many years. A gifted gardener with a green thumb and remarkable compassion for the welfare of animals and people alike, her love knew no boundaries. Mary was devoted to family, friends, and her farm. She possessed the special ability of making the people around her feel at ease. Her life leaves an indelible mark on this world.

Many of us fondly member Mary Stanley’s manifold contributions to the Shepherdstown community and the far corners of the Eastern Panhandle. Following her tragic death in an auto accident last fall we have often remembered her role in key events, such as the Back Alley Garden Tour and Tea, the annual Used Book Sale and numerous other initiatives requiring an acute knowledge of the human resources and facilities of our area. On June 25, 26 and 27, the community will get to see another amazing and wonderful aspect of her legacy — an estate sale of most of her massive collection of “stuff.”