Marie Bowman Stanley

MARIE B. STANLEY, widow of Carl M. Stanley, passed away of natural causes at home October 29, 2011. Marie is survived by two daughters, Janie and Rita, their supportive husbands, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Marie spent much of her life helping others. Those who knew her will remember her sweet smile.

Services will be conducted by Dr. Russ Moyer, Pastor of Rolling Roads Baptist Church where Marie was an original member. Services will ge held Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., at Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel. Burial will follow next door at Guilford Memorial Park.

Born in Winston-Salem, Marie grew up in Mount Airy and in 1944 moved to Greensboro, where she became active in church and local civic organizations. She was active in the American Cancer Society. A cancer survivor herself, she participated in many fund raising activities and received an award in July 2000 for her initiative to create the Greensboro “Swim for Cancer”.

She was active in local and regional affairs and held local and regional positions. She was the recipient of letters of appreciation from many organizations and polical entities for her support and fund raising efforts.

She was a Charter Member of a Presidential Task Force Committee and attended President George H.W. Bush’s inaugural ball. In 2009, she had to decline an invitation to the inaugural festivities of President Obama due to health and the cold weather in Washington, D.C.

In 1983, in a letter to a politician she suggested the need for a mobile medical unit for the homebound. Little did she know, she would be instrumental in this becoming a reality. Widowed in 1997, she went on a crusade to help the homebound and those in nursing homes. Because of these efforts, she was appointed by the Guilford County Board of County Commissioners to serve on the Nursing Home Community Committee. Later, she received the 2005 “Those Who Care” Award presented by WFMY-TV, Channel 2.

She and her late husband Carl were active in the Good Sam’s Club, serving as State Representative for the National Good Sam’s Campers Organization. Marie was past president of the Rainbow Chapter and instrumental in organizing the Mayberry Chapter of the Good Sam’s Club.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie’s honor may be sent to Housing Greensboro, Inc., 617 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401