Larry Ray Stanley, age 69, of Aurora, Missouri, formerly of Raeford, passed away at 6:46 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born July 28, 1947, in Durham, the son of William and Helen (Hill) Stanley.
He was a 1965 graduate of Northern High School in Durham, and graduated from North Carolina State University in 1970 and again in 1978. He was a turkey hatchery manager for 30 years in Missouri, Texas, and North Carolina including at Cuddy Farms (Aurora) and Tarheel (Raeford) He was an elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, and past member of the Aurora City Council and the Aurora Rotary Club.
On October 7, 1983, he married Debbie Sumners in Aurora.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Debbie; daughter Megan Schiller and her husband, Andy, and their daughter, Katy Schiller of Aurora; his mother, Helen Stanley and sister, Linda Stanley both of Durham; brother-in-law, Pete Sumners and his significant other, Melissa Bilyeu, of Aurora; and an aunt, uncle, nephew, nieces and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora. Burial will be at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora at a later date. A reception will follow the service in the church fellowship hall.
Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora, in care of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, 303 S. Jefferson Ave., Aurora, MO 65605.