Susan Stancil Plyler Susan Stancil Plyler was born Feb. 8, 1954, and died Aug. 15, 2016. She married Brent Plyler on June 1, 1985.

Early Life

Susan Stancil Plyler, the oldest daughter of Muriel Janet Mercer and “Ray” Roy Alfred Stancil, was born on February 8, 1954, in Wilson, NC.

She met her future husband, Brent Plyler, son of Flora Webb and Beal Brent Plyler Jr., at Ralph L. Fike High School in Wilson. Brent was a year older. She graduated from Ralph L. Fike High School in 1972 and entered St. Mary’s College, an Episcopal college in Raleigh, NC. Brent attended UNC.

Education

St. Mary’s is the oldest continuously operating school in Raleigh. It is also the third oldest school for girls in North Carolina. After Susan completed her freshman and sophomore years, she entered Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Raleigh, NC, and graduated with a Business Degree in 1976.

Marriage and Career

Susan married her first love and best friend, Brent, on June 1, 1985, at Brent’s home church, First Christian Church, in Wilson, NC. Over the years, Susan worked in real estate, was a paralegal, and spent over 20 years in the title insurance industry. Susan and Brent lived in several states, including North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, and several cities in NC, before settling in 1998 near the Lumbee River, in the Riverton Community of Scotland County. NC made this national wild and scenic river a State Park in 1989. Riverton settlement traces its origins to the American Revolution period.

Love for Animals

Susan loved animals, especially her two Wirehaired Fox Terriers, Georgia and Hayley Mills. They both possessed similar qualities of devotion, loyalty, enthusiasm, bravery, and playfulness.

Personality and Interests

She loved people, and they loved and admired her. Her welcoming smile and quick wit were a magnet. She was smart, loyal, self-confident, outspoken, and a problem solver. While many avoided conflict, Susan tackled it head-on and worked diligently to resolve issues. Susan could have been a successful interior decorator. Few people had her talent and flair. She loved entertaining family and friends in her home or on her welcoming front porch, perfect for informal gatherings. Her Fourth of July celebration was not complete until Susan served her famous banana pudding!

Battle with Cancer

Susan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. She accepted this challenge, fought bravely, and never let it change who she was; her humor always shone through. She lived her life with beauty and grace and treasured every moment with the love of her life, Brent. She had no regrets. She left special memories and “Susan wisdom” to all those who knew and loved her.

Susan’s Death

Susan died on August 15, 2016, at the age of 62, in Scotland Memorial Hospital, Laurinburg, North Carolina. Family and friends gathered for her graveside service on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Spring Hill Cemetery in Wagram, NC.