Phyllis Stanley-Garry was the 6th child born to SC & Frankie Stanley. She was born in Los Banos, CA on Jan 9th, 1955. She was raised in Dos Palos where she attended Elementary, Middle & High School. She graduated from Dos Palos High in 1973. Phyllis went on to Coalinga Jr College & continued her education at Fresno State University, where she graduated with a Bachelors in Criminology with law enforcement options in 1978.
Phyllis then moved to San Jose where she worked for Digital Equipment Corporation & met Thomas Garry. They got married in 1986 & one child was born to that union – Thomas Stanley Garry.
Phyllis loved God, her church & her church family. She was a soprano in the Emmanuel Baptist Church Adult Choir & faithfully attended bible study or BSF for as long as her health permitted.
Phyllis was a woman of etiquette, morals & manners who lived her life the best way she knew how.
Phyllis loved being around her family. She leaves to mourn her: son Thomas Stanley Garry of San Diego, CA; husband Thomas Joseph Garry of San Jose, CA; mother Frankie Stanley of Fresno, CA; sisters Lois Stanley Parr, LaVerne Stanley & Paula Stanley of Fresno, CA & Rosemary Stanley of Corcoran, CA; brothers SC Stanley Jr, Fredrick Stanley, Theodore Stanley, Craig Stanley & Stephen Stanley of Fresno, CA & Warren Stanley of Chula Vista, CA along with a host of nephews & nieces. She was preceded in death by her father SC Stanley & brother James Vincent Stanley. Phyllis will be missed by dozens of other relatives & all her close friends.
A few of Phyllis’ favorite things included: Diet Pepsi, (authentic) Chinese food, popcorn, trips to Half Moon Bay, Tahoe & Asilomar, taking in movies at the theater, caramel apples from Santa Cruz & spoiling her son, nieces & nephews. She also loved going to sports games; less so for the teams playing & more so to test the new food vendors each year. She had an affinity for music, especially oldies & Motown, speaking highly of the days she would go dancing with her friends in college.
A very special thanks to Earlene & James Davis, Kym Hayes, Kathy Blair, Patty Arenas-Collins, Vickie Turner, Clyther Phoenix & Freddie Anderson.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 11:00am with viewing to begin at 9:30am at Mount Moriah First Baptist Church, 21372 S. Reynolds Ave., Dos Palos, CA, with burial to follow at Dos Palos Cemetery District.
Floral arrangements may be delivered to Mount Moriah First Baptist Church, 21372 S. Reynolds Ave., Dos Palos, CA, on Saturday at 9:30am
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