Also thank you to the Pound Rescue Squad.ĭonald Lee was preceded in death by his wife Francis (Dorton) Stanley a baby boy Randy Lee Stanley his parents GreeleyĪnd Sarah (Boggs) Stanley a sister, Emma Lou Barner brothers, Chester Stanley, James Stanley, Lawrence Stanley, Palmer StanleyĪnd Bobby Gene Stanley and his great nephew, Grant Stanley. Sam Deel, April Mullins and the nurses and office staff for supporting us and going above and beyond to provide care to our dad and family during his journey. The family sends a heartfelt thanks to Dr. He was a faithful husband to Francis, his wife of 65 years and the love of his life. He also enjoyed going fishing and horseshows. He was a very caring and outgoing man, never meeting a stranger, always willing to help someone in need or less fortunate. After retiring he enjoyed his mornings in Clintwood at his Hardee’s Breakfast Club, where heĬhatted for hours with friends and strangers. Donald Lee retired with 27 years of service at the ABC store. He knew not only his own family genealogy background, he also knew pretty much most of the Pound area families as well. He enjoyed spending as much time with them as he could.ĭonald Lee was a member of the 1942 Independent Basketball Championship Team which he was very proud to have been part of and a founding member of the Pound Historical Society. Donald Lee loved his Lord and his family and adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren. His loving daughter Becky was by his side until the Lord took him home.ĭonald Lee was a born again Christian and became a member of Pyles Memorial Chapel in 1992. Visit The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.POUND, VA – Donald Lee Stanley, 94, crossed over into his eternal reward with his Lord and Savior on Monday March 27,Ģ023 from his residence. ©2016 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) The investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office will include checking the gear the three divers were using, Yaussy said. Karyn Yaussy, Catawba County emergency management coordinator, said she expected the investigation into Long’s death to be a lengthy one. The injured divers surfaced on their own, officials said. One was released, and the second was held overnight for observation. Two other divers with Long were hospitalized at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. He was named Fireman of the Year by the Newton Elks Lodge this year. Long joined the Newton Fire Department as a part-time firefighter in 2007, became a full-time fire engineer in 2011 and was promoted to fire captain last year. All then proceeded to Long’s nearby gravesite. The firefighters formed two lines to pass Long’s casket onto Newton Fire Department Engine 2 as a bagpiper played “Amazing Grace.”Įngine 2 and most of the rest of the procession then passed under two fire engine ladders, one from Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue and the other from the Newton Fire Department, that held aloft a giant U.S. Hymns at the funeral included “I’ll Fly Away,” “Amazing Grace” and “Go Rest High On That Mountain.” A video remembrance was shown, and a bell rang for Long’s “Final Call.”Īt the end of the service, the song “One Call Away” played as Newton and Sherrills Ford-Terrell firefighters were leaving the church. The visitation and funeral were closed to the media, but copies of the programs were made available. On Saturday morning, firefighters joined Long’s family and friends for his funeral at Mountain View Baptist Church in Maiden, which seats about 800 people.
The visitation for Long was held on Friday. On Wednesday, fire engines and other emergency vehicles from various Catawba County departments escorted Long’s body back to Bennett Funeral Service in Conover from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He also volunteered 12 years with Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue, where he started as a junior firefighter at age 14. Long was a full-time firefighter for the city of Newton. Bradley Long, 28, died Monday during a recovery operation for the body of a swimmer who disappeared last Sunday on Lake Norman. Firefighters from across the Carolinas packed a Catawba County church Saturday to memorialize a fallen colleague.Ĭapt.
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