It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Effie Mae (Smith) Stanley (Shallotte, North Carolina), who passed away on August 12, 2022, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Effie Mae (Smith) Stanley or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Allen Smith and Mary Bellamy Livingston Smith; her husband James Malcolm Stanley; and her siblings, Harvey Smith, Emma Smith, Agnes Stanley, Marie Gore, Retha Stevenson, Alberta Bernard and Allene Stanley.

She is survived by : her daughters, Arcarolyn "Kaye" Gibson and Carolyn Bryant; her sister Mary McMillian; her son-in-law James Gibson; her grandchildren, James Gibson, Jason Gibson, Joseph Gibson and Katelyn Bryant; her siblings-in-law, Barbara Stevenson Stanley, Catherine Stanley Robinson, Mildred Stanley Watson and Charlie Ray Vaught; and her close friend Marylee Bryant. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Peoples Funeral Home of Shallotte, Inc.