Charles F. "Chuck" Stanley

Charles F. “Chuck” Stanley, age 88, of Bluffton, formerly of Huntington, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, January 8, 2017 at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton. Visitation will be from 3 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 1224 North Jefferson Street, Huntington, with Fathers Ted Neidlinger and Larry Biller officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory in Huntington County with military graveside rites performed by American Legion Post #85 of Huntington. Preferred memorials are to Christ the King Episcopal Church in Huntington, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Chuck was born on June 3, 1928 in Mecosta County, Michigan, the son of Wilbur L. and Marie (Fey) Stanley. He served in the United States Navy as Seaman First Class during the Korean War. He married Shirley M. Meree on June 8, 1951 in Charleston, South Carolina. Chuck worked as the Operations Coordinator at United REMC, retiring in 1990 after 36 years of service. He was a member of Christ the King Episcopal Church, American Legion Post #85, and Moose Lodge #837 in Huntington. He loved to golf and was a handyman who could fix anything. Survivors include his wife - Shirley M. Stanley of Huntington; a son - Brent (Darlene) Stanley of Huntington; two daughters - Deborah (Ron) Denton of Wabash and Marcia (Dave) Stanley of Center Point, Indiana; three brothers - Howard (Connie) Stanley and Kenneth Stanley, both of Indianapolis and Wayne (Carol) Stanley of Marion; eight sisters - Evelyn Lindstrum of Elkhart, Patricia Furnish, Mary (Lynn) Shaw, Mona (Jim) Pinkerton, Janet (Dave) Daughtery, Fey Rita (Glenn) Benefield, and Brenda (Gene) Kendall, all of Warren, and Kate King of Wells County; five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Keith Stanley and Richard Stanley, and two sisters, Wilma Jean Pilgrim and Lora Mae Smithley.

Charles F. "Chuck" Stanley

June 3, 1928 - January 8, 2017