Obituary for William "Bill" Stanfield
William “Bill” Stanfield, 79, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harley Stanfield and Esther Holland Stanfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Annette “Big Turtle” Raby Stanfield; three sisters and seven brothers. Bill enjoyed spending time outdoors; he was an avid trout fisherman and enjoyed apple farming as well as deer and grouse hunting. He was a founding member of Cullasaja Volunteer Fire Department and member of Cullasaja Assembly of God.
He is survived by daughter, Selena Lisenbee (Rodney) of Marshall, NC; son, Mark Stanfield (Gwen) of Franklin; special friends, Clyde McCall, Bruce Holland, Earl Holland, Bill McConnell, Bobby Cabe, Thurman Blaine and Dennis Holland; four grandchildren, Daniel and Mitchell Stanfield and Reece and Rylan Lisenbee; one great grandchild, Lia Stanfield and several nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at Salem Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Gideons International, www.gideons.org/donate or Salem Cemetery Fund, 40 Snooker Lane, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneralhome.com.
Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late Harley Stanfield and Esther Holland Stanfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Annette “Big Turtle” Raby Stanfield; three sisters and seven brothers. Bill enjoyed spending time outdoors; he was an avid trout fisherman and enjoyed apple farming as well as deer and grouse hunting. He was a founding member of Cullasaja Volunteer Fire Department and member of Cullasaja Assembly of God.
He is survived by daughter, Selena Lisenbee (Rodney) of Marshall, NC; son, Mark Stanfield (Gwen) of Franklin; special friends, Clyde McCall, Bruce Holland, Earl Holland, Bill McConnell, Bobby Cabe, Thurman Blaine and Dennis Holland; four grandchildren, Daniel and Mitchell Stanfield and Reece and Rylan Lisenbee; one great grandchild, Lia Stanfield and several nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at Salem Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Gideons International, www.gideons.org/donate or Salem Cemetery Fund, 40 Snooker Lane, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneralhome.com.