Stanley Earl Dempsey Sr. Obituary (1932 - 2015)

Retired Army CSM Stanley Earl Dempsey, Sr., 83, of Spring Lake, North Carolina died in his residence on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. CSM Dempsey served twenty-eight years in the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War and Dominican Republic Conflict. A graveside funeral service with full military honors will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 12:00 noon at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Bragg, NC. CSM Dempsey is preceded in death by a sister and three brothers. He is survived by his wife, Viana G. Dempsey; a daughter, Connie Engle; a son, Stanley E. Dempsey, Jr.; and three sisters, Troley Doughtie, Gertrude Davis, and Rachel Morris. He is also survived by three grandchildren: Catherine, Bryan and William. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 10, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or to Ronald McDonald House, 101 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.