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Deloris Jane Stansberry

April 17, 1935 — February 2, 2024

Deloris Jane (Sumpter) Stansberry, age 88 of Smyrna and formerly of Dayton, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, at her home. She was born in Sabraton, West Virginia, on April 17, 1935, the daughter of the late Harlan and May (McCartney) Sumpter. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Frederick Lee Stansberry.

Deloris lived in Morgantown, WV, from 1935 to 1955; Philadelphia, PA, from 1955 to 1960; Oak Valley, NJ, from 1960 to 1978; Dayton, TN, from 1978 to 2017; and Smyrna, TN, since 2017. She graduated from Morgantown High School and was a bookkeeper. She was a current member of Giles Creek Baptist Church, and formerly was a member of Grace Bible Church in Dayton, TN, and Southwood Baptist Church in Woodbury, NJ.

Deloris is survived by her children, Sharon (Sherwood) Hoyt of Pottstown, PA; Kenneth Stansberry of Spring Hill, TN; and Carol (Kim) Margerum of Smyrna, TN; her four grandchildren, Dylan (Angel) Stansberry, Esther (Nate) Herzog, Jonathan Hoyt, and Aaron Margerum; and her five great-grandchildren, Solomon, Sage, Tashi, Caeri, and Sayj; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Deloris will be held at Giles Creek Baptist Church in Smyrna, TN, on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Terry Campbell officiating. Deloris will lie in state one hour before the service. She will be laid to rest in Pisgah Church Cemetery in Morgantown, WV.

Memorial contributions may be made to Giles Creek Baptist Church, 7084 Rocky Fork Rd., Smyrna, TN, 37167.

The service will be live streamed on Giles Creek Baptist Church’s Facebook page.

Please share your memories and photos of Deloris on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .

The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, TN.
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Saturday, February 10, 2024

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