Margaret Brogdon Lanier Stanfield

Published 8:17 pm Saturday, September 27, 2014

Margaret Brogdon Lanier Stanfield, born Aug. 30, 1945, in Metter, departed this life on Sept. 26, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. She was raised in Candler and Bulloch counties, but lived in Claxton most of her adult life. Margaret retired from Ithaca Manufacturing Co., where she worked as a seamstress, but her most important and best accomplished job throughout her life was being a devoted mother. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, and she loved the outdoors. Margaret was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Fair Brogdon Sr.; mother, Essie Mae Cochran; sister, Leila Odom; husbands, Roger G. Lanier Sr., Larry Stanfield; son, Robert Gregory Lanier; daughter-in-law, Nancy Vaughn Lanier; and grandson, Kyler Allen Stanfield. Margaret leaves behind her children, Roger Gilbert Lanier Jr., of Cadwell; Ronnie Glenn (Sonya) Lanier, of Claxton, Renee (Joe) Howell, Joseph Stanfield, all of Ellabell; Jeffery (Jackie) Stanfield, of Warner Robbins; and Allen (Lori) Stanfield of Claxton. She also is survived by her sisters, Deborah Sammons, Mary Ann Morris; brothers, Arthur “Buddy” (Pat) Brogdon Jr., Larry (Patsy) Brogdon, Phillip Brogdon, Ronnie (Ruthie) Brogdon, Ricky Brogdon; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her special pet poodle, Lucie. Pallbearers are Jason Morris, Justin Brogdon, Daniel Brogdon, Kristopher Fitch, Pete Phillips and Glenn Lanier. Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home, Claxton. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home, with interment following at Brewton Cemetery in Hagan. Remembrances may be made to Evans County C.A.R.E.S. or Ogeechee Area Hospice. — J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home