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Mr. Melvin Stancil, age 83, of Cumming passed away Monday, May 30, 2011. He was a preceded in death by his parents, Vandiver and Caroline Seabolt Stancil; a son, Jeffery Melvin Stancil; and seven brothers and sisters. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Stancil served in the Korean Conflict. He retired from General Motors after 33 years of service where he served as an officer in several U.A.W. Positions, most importantly as the Region 8 Atlanta Area Recording Secretary and Vice Chairman, Local 10 U.A.W. Retirees. Civically, Mr. Stancil served on the Lake Lanier Regional Library Board for 26 years and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Forsyth County Public Library. He was the Forsyth County Voter Registrar for 17 years and won the Top Georgia Registrar award in 2000, which is the Frances Duncan Award, named after the first woman to serve as the director of state's Election Office. Mr. Stancil also served as President of the Georgia Voter Registrar Association in 1996-1997. He was also Superintendent of Elections for Forsyth County, serving in that position for 15 years. Mr. Stancil was named as one of the Men of Forsyth in 1998. He was also named to the Georgia Lions' Lighthouse Foundation Inc. in 2002 and was appointed a Melvin Jones Fellow in that same year. He was a member of the Forsyth County Lions Club for 25 years, serving as President in 1998-1999 and as Zone Chairman 18-D in 1992-1993.
Survivors include wife, Beverly Barnett Stancil of Cumming; son, Rob Stancil of Cumming; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Marylian Stancil; sister and brother-in-law, Gerry and Mack Lummus; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bill and Barbara Barnett; sister-in-law, Margie Tate; special friends, Ralph and Joann Cowart; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at Cumming Baptist Church with Dr. Barry Crocker, Rev. John Lummus, Rev. Gerald Blackburn and Rev. Bud Sutton officiating. Interment will follow in Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. until hour of service at the funeral home.
Flowers are accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018 or Embracing Hospice, 8013 Majors Road, Cumming, GA 30041.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
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Beverly,
I am so sorry. You and Melvin have been wonderful friends to my parents. I'm thankful for the great times you all had together. He was quite a character and such a sweet man.
You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Psalm 34:18
Lesa Turk Whitworth
June 1, 2011
Rob,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Maria Tsagaris
June 1, 2011
Beverly, Liz Forster let me know about Melvin's passing. I was so very sorry to hear it. I enjoyed working with Melvin so much when I came to the library in Forsyth! He was one of a kind, and had a way of making me laugh at the craziness of the world. He and Ed were quite a pair.
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Much love,
David SIngleton
David Singleton
June 1, 2011
Beverly, Vivian and I were sorry to hear of Melvins death. Every time we think of Daytona we think of the good times we had with you all. Melvin was a big part of Local 10 and we are going to miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Zane Payne
June 1, 2011
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