Larimer Vaughan Stanley

Larimer Vaughan Stanley, of Roanoke, Va., died on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Larry was born in Henry County on July 4, 1928, and raised in Galax. He is survived by his wife, Mary Stuart Cocke Stanley; and five children, Dorothy Stanley Hart (Philip), Mary Hilliard Stanley, Ellen Stanley Booth (Robert), Richard Larimer Stanley (Eve Cohen), and Virginia Stanley Streit (Kevin); and three grandchildren, Anne Larimer Hart, Philip Edward Hart, and Katherine Elizabeth Streit. Also surviving is his brother, John W. Stanley Jr. (Sue); and several nieces and nephews. Larry graduated from Augusta Military Academy and Duke University where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He served in the United States Air Force achieving the rank of First Lieutenant before an honorable discharge. He worked with his father and brother at the family business, Blue Ridge Transfer, until 1973, when he embarked on a career in financial services and insurance. He was a 50 year member of Second Presbyterian Church. A great lover of all mountains, Larry was an especially avid hiker of the Blue Ridge. He was predeceased by his parents, John W. Stanley and Sarah Hilliard Stanley; and his sisters, Lucille Stanley Bowie and Susanne Stanley Wampler. Larry was a loving father, husband, brother, and friend, loved all things fun and merry, and he will be deeply missed by those whose lives he touched. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Alzheimer's Association of Virginia, 2728 Colonial Avenue, Suite #2, Roanoke, Va. 24015 or to Second Presbyterian Church, 214 Mountain Avenue, Roanoke, Va. 24016. Private burial will be held at Cocke Family Cemetery at Hollins University. Memorial service will take place 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Second Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 540-982-2100.