13 March 1923 - 13 August 2018
Daughter of Curtis Lay, Sr. and Mary Helena Nichols Lay, she was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 54 years, Oscar Emory Stooksbury; and brothers, Curtis and John.
She is survived by her son, David Emory Stooksbury.
A native of east Tennessee, she grew up in the Fountain City section of Knoxville. Soon after marriage she moved to Nashville and worked for the United Methodist Publishing House. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1954 where she worked for Cokesbury Book Store. Eventually she would become the first female manager of the Atlanta Cokesbury store. She loved sewing, quilting, playing the piano, and Silver Sneakers exercise class.
During retirement she tutored at Hawthorne Elementary in DeKalb County and Chase Street Elementary in Athens. She taught Sunday School for years at North Decatur and Briarcliff United Methodist churches. She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church in Athens.
Visitation will be at noon with the service at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 18 August 2018 at St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church on Barnett Shoals Road in Athens. The graveside committal will be at 4 p.m. at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of your choice.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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