Lonnie Alfred Stancil in 1902 Lonnie Stancil was born July 1, 1897, and died July 16, 1950. He married Susan "Susy" Renfrow on Nov. 5, 1916, in Wilson, North Carolina. He married Dorothy Lee Johnson on July 21, 1939, in Emporia, Virginia.

Lonnie's children with Suzy Renfrow

Mildred Ruth Stancil Kelly Nov. 25, 1917-Jan. 19, 1996 Wilson, NC

Doris Louise Stancil 1919 Spring Hill Township, Wilson, NC-August 22, 1919 Spring Hill Township, Wilson, NC

Lonnie Pearl Stancil Sr. Sept. 23, 1920 Crossroads Township, Wilson, NC-March 5, 1993 Wilson, NC

Doris Pearl Stancil Laughinghouse July 29, 1923 Kenly, Johnston, NC-May 17, 2007

Roy "Ray" Alfred Stancil May 12, 1925 Wilson, NC-March 12, 2017 Wilson, NC

Patty Eloise Stancil Whitfield Jan. 21, 1928 Wilson, NC-April 10, 2015

Walter Thomas "Tommy" Stancil Sr. April 23, 1934 Wilson, NC-Nov. 25, 1985 Wilson County, NC

Lonnie Alfred Stancil, of the Samuel Branch, was born on July 1, 1897, in Wilson, North Carolina. He was the fourth child of Samuel and Missouri. Lonnie was tall and slender, standing between 6’2” and 6’3”. He had brown eyes and dark brown hair. He started smoking at an early age and became a chain smoker. Lonnie was known as a kind, gentle, and lovable person you could count on.

Meeting Susy

Lonnie met Susan “Susy” Pearl Renfrow, the daughter of James Thomas Renfrow and Effie Ella Lamm. Susy was born on October 30, 1898, and had naturally curly brown hair. Lonnie and Susy married on November 5, 1916, in Wilson, North Carolina.

World War I Draft

Lonnie registered for the World War I Draft on August 24, 1918. At that time, he was farming for his grandmother, Candis Howell, in Lucama and living in his father’s house, referred to as Sam’s old place.

Family Life and Career

In 1920, Lonnie and Susy were renting a home and farming in Wilson County, Crossroads Township. Later, Lonnie moved his family to the town of Wilson in Wilson County, where he became a successful automobile mechanic with his own shop.

Children

• Mildred Ruth, born November 25, 1917, in Crossroads Township, Wilson County
• Doris Louise, born and died in 1919 in Spring Hill Township
• Lonnie Pearl, born September 23, 1920, in Crossroads Township, Wilson County
• Doris Pearl, born July 29, 1923, in Kenly, NC
• Roy Alfred, born May 12, 1925, in Wilson
• Patty Eloise Stancil, born January 21, 1928, in Wilson
• Walter Thomas, born April 23, 1934, in Wilson

Family Connections

Pearl’s brother, James Graydon Renfrow, married Celia Rachel Stancil, the daughter of Lonnie’s uncle, George Ira, in 1926.

Business Ventures

In 1928, Lonnie had a business called Wheeler and Stancil in Wilson. The family lived at 1033 Washington, in Wilson. By 1930, Lonnie was an auto repairman in Wilson, living at 1036 Goldsboro Road.

Loss and Remarriage

Susy died on June 13, 1938, at Carolina General Hospital in Wilson. She is buried in section XGR at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson. Lonnie married Dorothy Lee Johnson on July 21, 1939, in Emporia, Virginia. Dorothy, the daughter of Thomas and Nicie Ann Holland Johnson, was born on September 2, 1920.

Later Years and Death

Lonnie died on July 16, 1950, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was buried beside his first wife, Susy, in Maplewood Cemetery. Dorothy died on January 6, 1978, in Wilson and was also buried in Maplewood Cemetery in section 2R.