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Marian Elizabeth Scales Isley
1931 - 2025
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1931
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2025
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January 19, 1931 -
November 6, 2025
HIGH POINT, NC - Marian Elizabeth Scales Isley, 94, of High Point, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2025, at High Point Medical Center.
Born January 19, 1931, to Samuel Dalton Scales and Lena Blanche Boyles, Marian worked as a beautician before marrying James Elwood Isley on September 1, 1951. She devoted her life to her family, raising her children in the Christian faith and caring for them with love and dedication. Marian also enjoyed gardening, sharing the fruits of her labor with family and friends, and was a longtime member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Elwood Isley; sister, Nancy Staples; and brothers, Joseph, Percy, Robert, and Samuel "Sammie" Scales.
Marian is survived by her children, Eddie Isley and Joanie Isley (and husband Lee); grandchildren, Logan Elizabeth, Cameron Brooks Isley, Kelsi Heilig Grace (and husband Stephen), Kalen Marie Isley; and great-grandchildren Kinley Alaina Grace and Mya-Kate Grace; and brother, Phil Scales (and wife Janet).
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