Lucy Blue Stanley

Lucy Stanley

Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Blue Stanley, of Dublin, will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at 1 PM at the Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2418 Highway 441 South in Dublin. Reverend Milton Hughes will officiate.

Mrs. Stanley was born on March 24, 1937, to the late Joe and Alice Blue, as the sixth child born to this union. On July 22, 1960, she married the love of her life, Mr. Robert (J. C.) Stanley. In 1979, they moved to East Point, Georgia, where Mrs. Stanley worked at the Atlanta airport for many years. She became a faithful member of First Missionary Baptist Church, served on the Mother Board and lived the life of a truly virtuous woman. Upon returning to Dublin, Mrs. Stanley continued her service to the Lord by joining the Green Grove Baptist Church where she served briefly as the president of the Deaconess Board. Her faithfulness was rewarded when she was called home to be with the Lord on September 13, 2014.

Mrs. Stanley was preceded in death by four brothers, Charlie, William, Clarence, and Q. C . Blue, and by one sister, Gladys Blue Payne, and by her son, Thomas Blue.
She is survived by her devoted husband, J. C. Stanley; her loving daughter, Betty Blue Lanier, both of Dublin; four grandchildren, Zsa Zsa (Richard) Davis of East Point, Aubrey (Cecil) Lawrence of Winder, Inga Lanier and Edward (Monica) Lanier, Jr., both of Dublin; ten great-grandchildren, Island Lanier, Quez, Dwight, Tamia, and Aaron Wallace, KenShawn Lanier, Angel, April and Ariel Lawrence, Nicholas Davis and one great-great granddaughter, Ziyan Andrews . Mrs. Stanley is also survived by two brother-in-laws, Bobby Stanley of Dublin, Eveocious (Mary Jean) Stanley of Atlanta; one sister-in-law, Brenda Stanley; several nieces and nephews, Johnnie (Janice) Anderson, Gina Blue Kelly, Tonsi Blue, Quincy Blue, Jr., Rose Mary Blue, Nancy Blue Austin, Joe Blue II, Clarence Blue, Jr., Glenis Blue, Gary Moore, Greg (Sheila) Moore, David (Stephanie) Moore, Kenny (Rashunda) Moore, Linda Perry, Carnell (Brenda) Curry, Tharnell (Keshia) Curry, Wanda Black, Keith Curry, Kenny Curry, Dewayne Curry, Belinda Stanley, Michael (Sandra) Brown, Tara (Ray) Simpson and a host of cousins, great-nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family will receive friends at 705 Southern Pines Road in Dublin and at the Dudley Funeral Home on Friday, 6-7 PM.

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