Stanley E. Shealy

Stanley Edward Shealy, 77, of Prosperity died Thursday, June 27, 2024 at his residence.

Born on November 17, 1946 in Newberry, He was the son of the late Paul Edward and Vera Mae Kinard Shealy. Stanley was a graduate of Limestone College and retired from SCE&G after 42 years of service as an engineer in charge of inter connections. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he taught Sunday School for many years and also taught Catechism. He was also a youth group and Boy Scout leader. Stanley was a volunteer for the Pomaria Rescue Squad and Pomaria Fire Department. He served as President of The Pine Island Club for 2 years. He was a member of the Prosperity Masonic Lodge, he was a Shriner, and was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Ballentine Chapter. Stanley was also a member of the Mid-Carolina Lion's Club.

To know Stanley was to love Stanley...

He was a very colorful guy. Was he perfect? He would be the first to tell you no, I am a sinner. I have been a bad boy. He was a lover of people and animals (not necessarily in that order). He loved God, his family, and his Suz (in that order), and Suz was cool with that! He loved to hunt, fish, play cards, golf, and sing...oh, and lets don't forget talk. He could carry on a conversation with a tree. He loved his family so, so much! He never met a stranger. He gave of himself from the heart. He had something going on all the time. Not a dull moment when he was around. Whether fishing with friends or about to take off the head of a friend with a potato gun(boys and their toys). He always had a way of making you feel special and important. If he had a sheepish grin, look out, the fun was about to begin. He and his daughters were three character when they were together. He and his daughters enjoyed making communion wine for St. Paul every year. He enjoyed riding the 4 wheeler and gator over the property with family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “Stan the Man” forever in our hearts and memories! Fly high my sweet, Fly high!

He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife, Suzanne Gray Shealy; his daughters, Steffanie (Michael) Shinn and Julie (Toby) Smith; six grandchildren, Jonathan Shinn, Jordan Shinn, Emma Smith, Rachel Smith, Rhett Smith, and Grant Smith; 2 great-grandsons, Bentley Shinn and Miles Shinn; his cousin, Pam Lindler DeHart; and the mother of his 2 daughters, Judy Sebesta and her husband Fred.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at St. Paul Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dawn Rister. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2496 SC Highway 773, Pomaria, SC 29126.

The family would like to thank Krystal Rushton, Nadiyah Smith, and Brittany Tevepaugh with Three Oaks Hospice for their tender loving care. 

Active pallbearers will be Jonathan Shinn, Jordan Shinn,Rhett Smith, Grant Smith, Kenneth Wayne Richardson, and Derrill Taylor.

Honorary pallbearers will be his faithful and caring Sunday School class, Joe Parker, Robert Cearley, Kyle Smith, Brad Griffin, Dr. Spencer Lovelace, Grace Baugh, NP, and Eddie Koon.