Roy R. Stanley

Often, an obituary is a list of facts. But facts are not always the truth. A person’s life cannot be taken apart and laid bare by mere facts. Sometimes, we who remain, forget about the adventures one lived when illness and death become a shadow blanketing the truth of who the person really is. We see the body, but forget we are not a body. We just live there. Roy was a strong-willed, hard-headed, stubborn man whose sense of humor included jokes which usually were carried along by a story. He relished in aggravating and picking on others for the sheer fun of it and he liked to make up songs like “Oh, say can you see any red bugs on me. If you do, pick a few and we’ll have red bug stew.” His strength and sense of humor served him well. Roy was an adventurer who dove in the Red Sea. He taught the Bible to Nigerian men in what was then a politically charged Africa. He drilled for oil in the northernmost icy wastelands of Alaska and walked high above the ground as a scaffold builder. He traveled to five continents working in the oil industry. He worked on the rigs of the North Sea, one of the most dangerous seas in the world, while living in Scotland and Norway. He was a risk taker who was willing to do what it took to chase after his dreams and provide for his family. Sometimes he lost, sometimes he won. He started new businesses. Some were great successes. Some he lost. But he never lost his love for family. Through ups and downs, good and bad, he loved them all. Roy’s love for family was unmatched. Each person was important to him for different reasons. There was always room in his house for both family and friends, for brief or extended stays. What did Roy enjoy doing? Whatever you were doing. He just wanted to spend time with you. It didn’t matter what or where-fishing, hunting, shopping, antiquing, book-store visits, bar-b-ques, or sausage making. He was always in. At the end of his life he battled a litany of health issues which ravaged his body. He won some of those battles-including overcoming a serious bout of Covid with one lung. We called him the Timex. He “took a lickin’ and kept on tickin’.” We all lose to death eventually. Afterall, it is appointed unto man once to die. But Roy knew he wasn’t really losing to death-he was surrendering to passing-passing from one life to the next, being absent from his war ravaged and battle weary body to be present with his Lord. He put it this way, “I am in a win-win situation. If I die, I get to be with Jesus. If I'm healed, I get to be with my family. " Roy Raymond Stanley Born: February 5, 1948 in Rayville, La He is preceded in death by his Parents Edwin Cameron Stanley and Rosie Lee Copeland Stanley Brothers: Robert Henry “Bobby” Stanley, Willie Melvin “Billy” Stanley, William Lee “Shorty” Stanley, George Edwin Stanley, Norwood Don Stanley Sisters: Shirly Ann Stanley-Fairchild, Martha E Stanley-Goyne He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jettie Ann McCowin-Stanley Daughters and Sons-in-law: Jamie L Stanley-Glawson and Leonard Grady Glawson II, Melanie Ranae Stanley-Wallace and Gregory Brice Wallace, Raenette Ann Stanley-Klein and Lance Emil Klein. Grandchildren: Lawton Emil Klein and his wife Bethany, Chrystian Chase Glawson and his wife Lea, Noah Webster Glawson and his wife Landin, Caleb Brice Wallace, Zane Michael Klein, and Lela Emma Klein Great Grandchildren: Kara Nicole Hebert, Luna Annabella Glawson, and Killian Webster Glawson His sisters: Magglene Stanley-Polk and Rose Dale Stanley-Stowe and many nieces and nephews. He also had those he took in as his children, grandchildren & great grandchildren. Mr. Stanley is a current resident of Lindale, TX and has been a member of CCF Church since moving to Lindale. He loved his church family and enjoyed being an active member in this body of people. A funeral service will be held to honor Roy's life on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Lawton Klein, Chrystian Glawson, Noah Glawson, Caleb Wallace, Zane Klein, Lonnie Polk, and Gary Stanley Mr. Stanley loved flowers; however, if you’d rather make a donation in his honor may we suggest the following: https://www.hospiceofeasttexas.org/The Hospice of East Texas

Roy R. Stanley

February 5, 1948 - December 4, 2022