Courtesy Stancil Family Reunion Archive
Patsy Jane, the third child of Harvey and Bertha Smith Stancil, was born May 8, 1913.
Patsy was very pretty with jet-black hair.
She graduated from Glendale High School.
Freddie Cooper Hare from Pikeville had an eye for pretty women and set about to win her heart. They were married on June 20, 1942.
Freddie worked at a tenant farmer. On Sundays they often ate with Bertha and Harvey. Freddie drove an old Chevy car.
They had one daughter Brenda Hare. Patsy married Robert Hooks. They had a daughter Michelle Hooks. Mavis and Vernon visited Patsy and Freddie one Sunday. While Mavis and Patsy visited Freddie invited Vernon to go out with him. Vernon declined.
Patsy died of a heart attack on June 20, 1972, she was only 59. Her funeral was at Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Fred Rivenbark and Rev Joe Ingram officiated. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
Freddie had a stroke and died on February 22, 1978. He was buried beside Patsy.
— Renn Stancil Hinton, daughter of George Ralph Stancil
