Don A. Stancil

Obituary: Don A. Stancil, age 79, of 716 Deaton St. died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Bob and Carolyn Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, September 13 at Homestead Baptist Church, the body will lie in state one half hour prior to the service in the church. Rev. Terry Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Sunday, September 12 at Whitley's Funeral Home, at other times they will be at the family home. Don was born May 28, 1931 in Mecklenburg Co., the son of the late Sim C. Stancil and the late Ruth Hartsell Stancil Efird. He was a life long area resident. Don worked for Cannon Mills Co. and then served in the US Army during the Korean conflict. After Korea he worked as an overseer at Corriher Mills in Landis and then for 5 Oaks Nursing Center, Concord. He enjoyed attending Homestead Baptist Church and he loved his family. Don was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 1 sister. Don is survived by his wife of 27 years; Tallie Bethea Stancil of the family home, his sons; Michael Stancil of Wilmington, Brett Stancil of Kannapolis and Michael "Gene" Bethea (Jennie) of Hampstead, NC Grandchildren include Joshua Stancil (Ragan) of China Grove, Kellie Stancil and Jared Stancil, and David, Wyatt and Hannah Bethea and Great-grandson Jonah Stancil. He is also survived by 2 sisters, Myrtle Smith and Janie Roberts and 1 brother, Johnny "Dowd" Stancil, all of Kannapolis; a daughter in law, Janet Stancil of Rockwell and 2 special friends, Debby Bost and Joe Keogh. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com and memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus Co., 5003 Hospice Lane Kannapolis NC 28081
Visitation: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 2:00 PM Monday, September 13 at Homestead Baptist Church

Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park