Stanley Lane Roby
Stanley Lane Roby of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away, Friday, December 6, 2024 in the Moundsville Healthcare Center. The following is a memorial tribute lovingly written by his wife, Joan Marie Packett Roby.
It is with the saddest of hearts that I’m announcing the passing of Stanley L. Roby on December 6. He fought a short but tough battle with cancer and was at peace when he left this world. Born November 24, 1953, Stan was 71 years old.
He was pre-deceased by his mother, Eva “Betty” Elizabeth (Pittman) Roby 1916-1968 and his father, Harold Mitchell Roby 1918-1998; baby nephew, Aaron Crank 1977; and niece, MaryBeth Carroll 1985-2008; beloved brother-in-law, Reverend Johnie Jones 1934-2021; father-In-law, Lowell W. Packett (CW4 ret) 1929-2013.
He is survived by me, Joan, his wife of 38 years; three sisters, Jane Roby, Beallsville, Lorna Carroll, St. Clairsville, and Linda Jones, Detroit; one brother, Steven Roby, Beallsville; son-in-law, Jeffrey (Whitney) Whitfield, Richardson, TX; one grandson which he was so proud of, Alexander Logan Lane Whitfield; nieces, Rachel Bryant, Detroit, Leah (Jim) Holt, Detroit, and Alyssa Bryant, Detroit; nephews, Bobby (Denise) Crank, Detroit, Jason (Amy) Carroll, Bridgeport, Joe Carroll, Columbus, TJ Carroll, St. Clairsville, Aaron Crank, Detroit, Logan Crank, Detroit, Fisher Bryant, Detroit, and Carter Carroll, Bridgeport. Also surviving are his mother-in-law, Peggy Packett; sister-in-law, Dianna (Ronald) Hoban; brother-In-law, Larry Packett; also many nieces and nephews in Nebraska.
Stan really lived a good life. We traveled all over the United States visiting 45 states. Our last big trip being planned was to visit the five remaining states in the far northwest area of the country. Stan graduated from Beallsville High School with the Class of 1972 and always treasured the memories and the friends he made. His father told him he “should either be a mortician or learn those computer things,” so he went to Hocking Hills for a tech degree. He started his career at Advanced Glove Manufacturing, Detroit, and often spoke about watching fireworks from the building’s fourth floor. Then Stan moved to Fort Worth, TX, to work at Pier 1 Imports Home Office. He installed the first PC in the home office while working there. This is where we met. We got married in 1986 at the Scarborough Renaissance Faire in sleuth (full costume) in Waxahachie, TX. Stan wore a hat with a feather in it and a cape! From there we were adventurous as he found employment at Office Max, Tuesday Morning, also at Surfside Beach and Waccama Trading. We then found ourselves in Arcadia, CA at Trader Joe’s. Wherever we lived we toured the area nearby; two places Stan always said that people should see is the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite/Death Valley region. He retired from corporate in 2008 and bought the Malaga Greenhouse. He was such a good and proud grower! In 2018 we sold the property and retired in Woodsfield. We bought a fishing boat and have spent many beautiful mornings on Monroe Lake; he liked to fish and was ahead in the count. The last big trip Stan and I made was a week-long tour of WV, through the Blue Ridge Parkway down to Savannah. He mentioned this trip to many of the nurses that sat and talked with him during the long nights of his hospitalization. To all the compassionate people that crossed our path these last few months, we give thanks. In keeping with Stan’s wishes, there will be no memorial service. His ashes will be scattered through the ages at meaningful locations by family and friends. Our family requests that in lieu of flowers and keepsakes, memorial contributions be made to The Stan Roby Memorial Landscape Fund, a fund created by our friend, Larissa Jones, for a project Stan hoped to do at our home.
