Gerald Ray Stanley

GERALD RAY STANLEY, 63 LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND BROTHER nbsp; Gerald Ray Stanley, 63, Rockford, died at 12:05 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2007 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center.nbsp; Born June 11, 1944 in Paris, TN., son of Earl and Artie Carpenter Stanley.nbsp; Married Sheri J. Prenot in Rockford on November 2, 1968.nbsp; He was a self-employed painter.nbsp; Member of Victory Life Fellowship Church.nbsp; Gerald had a great sense of humor and could always be counted on for a joke.nbsp; He never met a stranger.nbsp; He thoroughly enjoyed being with people and most of all, dearly loved his family.nbsp; nbsp; Survivors include his wife, Sheri; son, Alan (Sandra) Stanley; daughters, Renee Wilson and Emily (Mike) Drevs; granddaughters, Grace Wilson and Aurora Drevs all of Rockford; his brothers and sisters, Everett (Janice) Stanley, Clyde (Erika) Stanley, Fred (Toni) Stanley, Charles (Linda) Stanley, Mary (Carl) Morgan, Jimmy Stanley, Owen (Sue) Stanley and Cindy (Ron) Marino; mother-in-law, Jane Prenot.nbsp; Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.nbsp; Predeceased by his parents, daughter, Lesa K. Stanley; father-in-law, Ralph (Ike) Prenot and brother-in-law, Paul A. Prenot. nbsp; Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 16, 2007 in Fitzgerald Funeral Home amp; Crematory, Mulford Chapel, 1860 S. Mulford Rd. with Pastor Charlie Brown officiating.nbsp; Burial in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery.nbsp; Visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service on Friday.nbsp; In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.nbsp; Condolences may be extended to the family at www.fitzgeraldfh.com.