Mrs. Martha Hammon Stanley

December 17, 1937 – May 18, 2024

Mrs. Martha Hammon Stanley, age 86, of Fort Payne, AL, went to be with her husband of 57 years, Herbert E. Stanley on Saturday, May 18, 2024. She was born on December 17, 1937 to William Weston Hammon & Genevieve Gifford in Valley Head, AL.

She began her education in Oak Ridge, TN where her father helped build the buildings for the Manhattan Project. She was later a graduate of Valley Head High School and The University of Alabama with a major in foods & nutrition. She married Herbert Edwin Stanley on July 30, 1960 and worked as a Home Economist for the Sand Mountain Electric Coop.

Mrs. Stanley was a member of Valley Head Baptist Church, Women’s Missionary Union, VBS Director, Sunday School & Church Training Teacher, GA Director, Daughters of American Revolution, Colonial Dames of XVII Century, United Daughters of Confederacy, United States Daughters of 1812, Daughters of American Colonies, DeKalb County Genealogy Society, Valley Head Women’s Club, & the Valley Head School PTA.

She is survived by:

Daughter: Genevieve S. Crook (Bob) of Huntsville, AL

Sons: Edwin H. Stanley (Kay-Kay) of Fort Payne, AL & William A. Stanley (Rhoda) of Huntsville, AL

Grandchildren: Elin Crook, Lowell Crook, John Stanley (Haley), Matt Stanley, Allie Stanley, Ella Stanley, Olivia Stanley, & Will Stanley

Great-Grandchild: Cooper Edwin Stanley

Several Nieces & Nephews

Preceded in death by:

Husband: Herbert E. Stanley

Brother: John Weston Hammon (Barbara)

Pallbearers: John Stanley, Matthew Stanley, Will Stanley, Lowell Crook, Weston Hammon, & Dominic Hughes

Honoring Mrs. Stanley’s wishes, the family requests no flowers, instead please make donations to Valley Head Baptist Church (P. O. Box 97  Valley Head, AL 35989)