Stanley, Jonathan Edward

Passed: 1940-10-14

Age: 85

Source: Mountaineer

Death Notice: 1940-10-17

Obituary Date: 1940-10-24

Information: J.E. STANLEY DIES MONDAY - J. E. Stanley, age 84, died at his home on Elk Fork Monday.  Funeral services were held at the Mt. Olive Church Tuesday and burial was made in the church cemetery.  Rev. W. A. Harpold conducted the services.  Mr. Stanley is survived by his wife and the following children, Wash, Mote, Arthur, and Floyd Stanley, Faye Melthi, Willia Annelse and Millie Waybright.     DEATH CLAIMS AGED FARMER - Jonathan Edward Stanley who was born five years before the beginning of the civil war, died at 8 o'clock Monday, October 14th at his home near Ripley from a stroke.  The aged man had been in ill health for about five years.  Mr. Stanley was born April 20, 1855 in Jackson county and was one of its early residents of this section.  He was a member of the Methodist Church.  Besides his wife he is survived by seven children, Arthur Stanley of Springfield, Ohio, Mrs. Faye Melchi and Mrs. Willie Ennis of South Charleston, Mote Stanley, G. W. Stanley, Mrs. W. H. Waybright, all of Ripley and Floyd Stanley of Ravenswood, thirty four grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren and two brothers, W. M. Stanley of Clo, W. Va. and John Stanley of Long Bottom, Ohio.  Funeral services were held at Mt. Olive church with Rev. W. A. Harpold officiating with interment in the Mt. Olive cemetery.  The Vail Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.