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Edith Stanley Obituary

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Edith Stanley

PIKEVILLE, Kentucky

November 29, 1926 - November 30, 2020

Edith Stanley Obituary

Edith Mae Combs Stanley, age 94, of Bowling Green, passed away at an Alzheimer's unit in a local nursing home, November 30, 2020. Edith Mae was born November 29, 1926 at Betsy Layne, KY, to the late Albert Combs and Hettie Gillam Combs. She was a member of Vogel-Day United Methodist Church at Harold, Ky, and an active member of the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed cooking, and especially enjoyed volunteering in reading at Betsy Layne Elementary, known there affectionately as "Grandmommy," and teaching adult Sunday School at Shelbiana United Methodist Church, Shelbiana, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Oscar Eugene Stanley, her parents, brothers Ghent, Dan Jack, and Sam Paul Combs; sister, Katie Damron; niece, Connie Comb. Edith Mae is survived and remembered lovingly by her daughter, Patricia Wilkins (Edmund) of Bowling Green, KY.; her son Robert E. Stanley and his wife, Rosalind of Pikeville; grandchildren Laura Wilkins of Louisville, KY, and Natalie Scott and her husband, Jerry; great granddaughter, Alice Scott; nieces, Dana Batten and Jan Tinnerman; eight other nieces and nephews. A private family service will be held for Edith Mae at the Thacker Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow at the Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel, KY. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thacker Memorial Funeral Home.

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