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BILLIE LOREE STANTON
Passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 92, with her husband and children at her side, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. She was born on August 1, 1921 in Fort Worth, TX, raised in San Antonio, TX and graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1939. A veteran of WWII, she served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps from 1942 to 1943, and the Women's Air Corp from 1943 to 1946, in posts across the country and in occupied Berlin, Germany, attaining the rank of Captain. She was decorated with the Women's Army Corps Service Medal, the American Theater Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the Victory Medal. She then served as a Captain in the Air Force Reserve from 1948 to 1956. In 1956 she began a successful career in the Department of Defense at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, ending with her retirement in 1981 as a Senior Finance Program Manager with the U.S. Navy in Arlington, VA, during which time she received numerous awards recognizing outstanding contributions and performance. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Lloyd Winter Stanton, Jr., of Annandale, VA, and their son Robert Lloyd Stanton of Brooklyn, New York; her two children by her former husband, the late John Rowland Ward, Linda Loree Hammon and her husband Clifford Hammon of New Braunfels, TX and Brian McCormick Ward and his spouse Sepideh Habibi of Vienna, VA; her grandchildren, Jeff Hammon of McKinney, TX, Kenneth Hammon of Chicago, IL, Beth Hammon of Spring Branch, TX, Justin Ward of Vienna, VA; and great-grandchildren Collier and Keaton Hammon of McKinney, TX, and Tobin LaCour of Spring Branch, TX. A private viewing for the family will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 26, at Demaine Funeral Home, 5308 Backlick Road in Springfield, VA, and a service for the family will be held at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, VA. Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Stanton's name to INOVA Fairfax Hospital via INOVA Health Foundation, 8110 Gatehouse Rd., Ste. 200 East, Falls Church, VA 22042.
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Fran Fuller
December 24, 2013
My heartfelt condolences to your family. There is never enough time to share with those we love. There are never enough words to provide the comfort that as your friend I'd like to offer. Yet there is the certainty of a life and a love shared. I am walking with you, Robert.
December 24, 2013
To all the Stanton's,
We are thinking of you at this very difficult time. It was a privilege to know Billie.
Laurie Lefkow
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Carleen Stidham
December 23, 2013
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Billie on the reactivation of the Battleship program during the 1980s. I will forever be grateful for being a mentor to me, I was taught be the very best there was. I am deeply saddened and will forever be grateful for the lifelong friendship we shared. Carleen Stidham
December 23, 2013
Please accept my sincere condolences and may you find comfort in family, friends and prayer (Psalm 65:2) during this difficult time.
Blanca Acevedo
December 23, 2013
May God bless the Stanton family and give you comfort at this sad time.
December 23, 2013
My condolences to the family for the loss of your loved one. May the God of all comfort sustain you with power beyond what is normal during your grieving process.
Leonard Lefkow
December 23, 2013
Some 30 years or more ago,our family met Billie through our actor-children. As the children's friendship developed, so did that of the parents.
We are saddened by Billie's death; yet, she leaves us with pleasant memories of a friend with that slight Texas twang whom we always enjoyed and now leaves us with a lesson in how to live a life.
She will be missed by those of us who knew and were enriched by her. .
Terri Hobson
December 23, 2013
Deepest sympathies to the familiy. Robert, I will always remember both your parents as kind, delightful people.
Patricia (Walsh) Goebel
December 23, 2013
We're so very sorry to hear about Billie's death. She sounds like she had a wonderful life. Our deepest sympathies, Gene and Pat Walsh Goebel (Michael J. Walsh's sister)
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