Lenoir County NcArchives Obituaries.....Stanley, Mary Elizabeth October 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danielle Mozingo danisue1970@yahoo.com October 25, 2010, 5:33 pm Greensboro Daily News FUNERAL OF MRS. STANLEY IS CONDUCTED AT KINSTON (Special to Daily News) Kinston, Oct. 19. - The funeral of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Stanley, about 70 years of age, was held at the residence of her son, H. D. Stanley, 111 Bright street, this city, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Stanley, who died after a short illness, was well known here and in other places. She was born in Lenoir county and had resided in Kinston about 50 years. During her youth she was a noted beauty of this section, and was crowned queen of many tournaments in the olden days. She was the widow of William F. Stanley, mayor of this city at one time. She was a member of the Baptist church, and Rev. John H. Griffith, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal church, officiated the funeral. The burial was in Maplewood cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/obits/s/stanley1507nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb