CARL STANSBERRY

GOLDEN CITY- A private family graveside service will be held at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Golden City for Carl Glenn Stansberry, 99, who died Monday, April 13, 2020, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar.

A celebration of life service will be announced at a later date.

Contributions are suggested and can be made payable to the First Christian Church of Golden City, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include four sons and their families, Tony Stansberry and wife Christine, Shawnee Mission, Kan., Charles Stansberry and wife Holly, St. Charles, Lowell Stansberry and wife Carolyn, Baldwin, Kan. and Jerry Stansberry and wife Sandy, Lamar; nine grandchildren, Natasha Lucas, Scott Stansberry, Greg Stansberry, Stephanie Becker, Glen Stansberry, Edmond Stansberry, Stacy Goodchild, Sarah Obermann, Jordan Stansberry and their spouses and 17 great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Justine and Albert “Jay” McManis, many nieces and nephews and a loving St. Luke’s family.

Mr. Stansberry was born June 20, 1920, to Edmond and Roberta (Hawkins) Stansberry. He left behind a legacy of love, laughter and friendship. He made the most of life, not dwelling on his losses. He was an overcomer, losing his mother at age three, his first wife Pauline (Probert) and infant daughter at birth, then later his wife Francine (Mayo) of 62 years and his only sibling, Dorothy Purdy.

Mr. Stansberry was primarily a farmer and a lifelong resident of the Golden City area. In his younger days he had worked at a dynamite plant, where he acquired the name “Shep”. One of his biggest thrills was to combine on his birthday each year. He and wife Francine were always on the go, enjoying many family and friends events, playing cards, dancing and camping. He drove his boat, pulling many water skiers behind, went to basketball games, patiently took his wife shopping almost every Saturday and went to many weddings. They were always entertaining or at someone else’s parties and events. He was a Christian and a member of the First Christian Church of Golden City.