Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brantley, Stanley A. Sr., 1981 

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STANLEY AURELIUS BRANTLEY 

  WAKEFIELD - Stanley Aurelius Brantley Sr., 70, a Wakefield town councilman, 
died yesterday.

  A native of Southampton County, Mr. Brantley had been the owner and operator 
of Auto Service Garage in Wakefield since 1947.

  Mr. Brantley had served on the town council since 1979.  He was a member of 
Wakefield United Methodist Church and of the Wakefield Volunteer Fire 
Department, and he was a graduate of the Nashville Auto Diesel College.  Mr

. Brantley also was a founder of Tidewater Academy in Wakefield.

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lois Franck Brantley of Wakefield; a son, Dr. 
Stanley A. Brantley Jr. of Wakefield; two stepsons, Charles Franck III of 
Sutherland, and Ray Franck of Chesterfield County; three sisters, Mrs. A.F. 
Wills Jr. of Virginia Beach, Mrs. Dorothy Bryant and Mrs. Mildred Lane, all of 
Ivor; and two brothers, L.A. Brantley Sr. and T. Holt Brantley, both of Ivor.

  A funeral service will held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Purviance Funeral Chapel 
in Wakefield, with burial in Wakefield Cemetery.

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STANLEY AURELIUS BRANTLEY 

WAKEFIELD COUNCILMAN DIES 

  WAKEFIELD - Stanley Aurelius Brantley Sr., 70, a member of Wakefield Town 
Council since 1979, died Christmas Eve [sic] in Southampton Memorial Hospital, 
Franklin.

  A native of Southampton County, he had been owner and operator of the Auto 
Service Garage in Wakefield since 1947.

  He was a member of Wakefield United Methodist Church and a charter member of 
the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department.  He was a graduate of the Nashville 
Auto Diesel College and was a founder of Tidewater Academy.

  He was the husband of the late Frances Pittman Brantley and is survived by 
his present wife, Lois Franck Brantley of Wakefield.

  Others survivors include a son, Dr. Stanley A. Brantley Jr. of Wakefield; 
two stepsons, Charles Franck, III of Sutherland, and Ray Franck of 
Chesterfield County, three sisters, Mrs. A.F. Wills Jr. of Virginia Beach, 
Mrs. Dorothy Bryant and Mrs. Mildred Lane, all of Ivor; two brothers, L.A. 
Brantley Sr. and T. Holt Brantley, both of Ivor; and five grandchildren.

  A funeral service was held Saturday in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, 
by the Revs., J.M. Tongue, L.T. Bland and Lewis Harris.

  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery.


Stanley Aurelius BRANTLEY, Sr., garage owner/operator, 
Wakefield town councilman, 
b. 30 Nov 1911, Southampton Co., d. 23 Dec 1981, Franklin, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 26 Dec 1981, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Dec. 24, 1981; 
donated obit, publication unknown; 

*Additional information: 

Find a Grave Mem. #127989148 

His parents, Luther Harris & Josephine Virginia (HOLT) BRANTLEY, and maternal 
   grandparents are buried in a BRANTLEY family cemetery, on Ivor Rd. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-53): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

His paternal grandfather, Orris Luther BRANTLEY, is buried in Poplar Spring 
   Cemetery, Franklin.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list (PS1-30B): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

His first wife's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Apr. 27, 1975) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b653f3ob.txt 

His widow 3m. Thedro J. BARRETT. She is buried with her first husband, Leslie 
   G. FRANCK in Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George Co.  Her parents, Hugh 
   J. & Inez F. (WHITMORE) HARGRAVE, are also buried in Wakefield Cemetery. 


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