Obituary

Chester Ray Stanley
(April 5, 1941 - January 4, 2015)

Chester Ray Stanley, 73, of Nitro, WV, husband of Mary E. Young Stanley, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. He was born April 5, 1941, in Crumpler, McDowell Co. WV, a son of the late Chester and Virginia Mae Thomasson Stanley. He was a U.S. Army Disabled Veteran having served in the Viet Nam Era, and a former employee of the Charleston Papers delivery department. He had also worked for National Cylinder and Gas in Richmond, VA. Chester was a lifetime member of the Braxton County, Burnsville VFW Post, and was a former volunteer with Braxton County EMS. In addition to his wife, survivors include, two sons, Carter Stanley of Winfield, WV, and Garrett Stanley of Little Burch, WV; three grandsons; two brothers, Ernest Stanley of Richmond, VA, and Larry Stanley of North Carolina; a sister, Judy Rickman of Beckley; and a large extended family “The Worstell’s” of Alum Creek, WV. A celebration of life will be held 3:00-5:00 pm Wednesday January 7, 2015, at the American Legion Post 73, St. Albans, WV, at 1011 Pennsylvania Ave, St. Albans, WV. Inurnment will occur at a later date in the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar, WV. Chapman’s Mortuary Huntington is assisting the family.