Royall Link Stanaland III

Royall Link Stanaland III of Angleton passed away at his home on Jan. 3, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife, sons, and family. Link was born in Palestine, Texas on June 30, 1959, and was a classmate of the Palestine High School class of 1977. He worked as a brakeman/conductor for Union Pacific Railroad for a number of years. For the past 11 years, he was in auto sales at City Auto Sales and The Car Store in Brazoria.Link will most be remembered for his love for his family. He loved life with his beautiful wife Janet and wonderful sons Bradley and Ryan. He never missed an opportunity to share a joke and laugh with those he loved. He had a keen sense of humor. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed his regular tee time with his golf buddies. Link had a soft, sweet heart and will be missed.He was preceded in death by his father, Royall Link Stanaland Jr.; grandparents, Royall and Lila Stanaland and Harry and Lottie Denson.Link is survived by his loving wife, Janet; his parents, Barbara and George Summerlin of Palestine, Tx.; precious sons, Bradley and Ryan Stanaland of Angleton; a daughter, Jennifer Fleming of Huntsville; and twin grandchildren, Carly and Caleb Fleming; mother-in-law, Judy Barnes of Angleton; father-in-law, John Barnes of Angleton. Additionally, sisters and brothers-in-law Rebecca and Dale Wade of New Braunfels, Suzanne and Keith Eiben of Palestine, Kelley and Felder Gurganus of Palestine, brother and sister-in-law Neel and Kristi Warren of Palestine; stepbrother and sisters, Rob Summerlin, Debby Summerlin and Becky Hanne; sisters-in-law, Kelly Harvill (Jim) of Angleton and Allison Barnes of Angleton; nieces and nephews, William Gray, Natalie Ahee, Katie Gurganus, Casey Gurganus, Charles Gurganus, Elizabeth Warren, James Warren, Miller Warren, Andrew Hanne, Alex Pennington and Seth Pennington; special niece and nephew, Hannah and Trent Trevino.Pallbearers will be Keith Eiben, Felder Gurganus, Dale Wade, Art Dannhaus, Steven Ferguson and Eddie Trevino.Honorary pallbearers are Dan Swords, Mike Bargas, Joe Davis, Bobby McMeans, Saylaion Dunlap and Arthur Clark.Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at Palms Funeral Home, 2300 E. Hwy 35, Angleton, Tx. A celebration of Link's life will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church, 219 N. Arcola St., Angleton, Tx. with Pastor Bob Sinclair and Dr. Tom Haygood officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Link's memory to the National Brain Tumor Foundation, 22 Battery Street Suite 612, San Francisco, CA 94111-5520. A direct link to the website is: www.braintumor.org/donatenow.Online condolences may be sent to www.palmsfuneralhome.comArrangements are under the direction of Palms Funeral Home of Angleton.