Mr. Kenneth R. Stansell

Mr. Kenneth R. Stansell, age 71, of White Plains, Georgia, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his son's residence in Commerce, Georgia. A service to celebrate Mr. Stansell’s life will be held Saturday, July 2, at 2:00 PM, at Antioch Baptist Church with his sons officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest beside his parents in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Friday, July 1. Ken, as he was known to family and friends, was born December 27, 1950, in Thomaston, Georgia, a son of the late Blake Harwell Stansell, Jr. and the late Mellie Dawson Stansell Blount. He was a 1968 graduate of Yatesville High School. He served his country honorably from 1970 until 1972 in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. Following his service, he attended ABAC where he attained his Associates Degree in Forestry in 1975. He was employed as a Licensed Forester for Georgia Kraft Timber Company for 25 years. In 2005, he and his son, Jeremy, started Davko Services, a construction company where Ken was president until his health no longer enabled him to work. Ken loved the outdoors and riding horses. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of Homer Baptist Church. Ken leaves behind to cherish his memory two sons, Blake H. (Jess) Stansell, III of Durham, North Carolina, and Jeremy (Jaimee) Stansell of Commerce; a sister, Linda (Fred) Jennart; seven grandchildren, Josiah, Jeremiah, Joshua, Meherrin, Jorja, Dawson, and Saylor Stansell; a niece, Carrie (PJ) Stager; and his faithful dogs, Gus and Becker. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Yolany’s Hope www.yolanyshope.org. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.