Wanda Sue Stanley

Wanda Sue Stanley our brave warrior passed away peacefully and went home on January 20, 2024. Wanda was born in Roswell, NM and was the daughter of Eva and John O'Bryant. She joined the Navy where she was a WAVE in 1962, she also served during the Vietnam War. She was lifelong Girl Scout who found joy later in life working at the girl scout camp in Tampa, FL. She also loved volunteering at her great grandchildren Natalia and Jordan's school. Her life was so fulfilling with so many twists and turns that trying to summarize everything she experienced and embodied may not do her remarkable life justice. She was a kind gentle spiritual person who opened her loving caring heart to anyone. To know her was to love her. She is survived by her siblings her brother Sydney O'Bryant and his wife Sherry. Her sister Donna and her husband Kerry Imel. Her daughters Kem Stanley and Terri Benson, her five grandchildren Ashley Stanley and Jose, Joseph Benson II and Christy, Zackery Benson and Carm, Thierry Bidon and Nicki, Patricia Julien and Henry. Her eleven great grandchildren Natalia, Jordan, Cassidy, Tyler, Joseph III, Juliette, Jenevieve, Nikolas, Thierry III, Aubrey and Avery. She will always be in our hearts.