Louis Richard Stallings Jr.

Louis Richard Stallings Jr., 65, of 1137 Sandy Cross Road, Belvidere, died Sunday morning, July 30, 2006, in Chesapeake General Hospital. A lifelong resident of Perquimans County he was the son of the late Louis Richard Stallings and Buna Winslow Stallings. He retired after 47 years as a warehouse manager for Allied Security Storage and Van Co. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, the Turnpike Hunt Club where he served as president, and the former Chowan River Moose Club. Stallings served as coach of the Belvidere-Whiteston Little League team for 28 years. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Patricia Ann ÒPatsyÓ Wiley Stallings; two daughters and their husbands, Diane White and R.P. and Brenda Winslow and John, a son and his wife, Ricky Stallings and Denise, all of Belvidere; two sisters, Geraldine Driver of Wilmington, Del. and Judith Lowman of Belvidere; two brothers, Clyde E. Stallings of Virginia Beach and Donald Ray Stallings of Belvidere; six grandchildren, Matt White and wife, Tuesday, LeAnna White, Jessica Winslow, Hayden Winslow, Amber Stallings and Rusty Stallings; a great-grandchild, ÒSuperÓ Dave Byrum; and numerous friends. He was predeceased by a grandson, J.R. Winslow and by a brother, James A. Stallings. He was lovingly known as ÒDiddyÓ and ÒGranddiddyÓ to his children and grandchildren, ÒUnit OneÓ to his hunt club and ÒCoachÓ to the many Little Leaguers whose lives he touched. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Bethany United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Up River Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Perquimans County Youth League, c/o of Jeff Edwards, 183 Ainsley Road, Hertford, NC 27944 or Bethany United Methodist Church, c/o Douglas Baker, 1176 Acorn Hill Road, Hobbsville NC 27946. Swindell Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the Stallings family.