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Sadie Stancil Gallyon

Sadie Stancil

Born: July 12, 1913 Johnston County, NC
Died: April 16, 1954 Durham, NC
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, NC
Married: Robert Lee Gallyon on June 22, 1940, in Durham, NC

Sadie Stancil, daughter of Walter Greene and Dillie Ann Renfrow Stancil, was born July 12, 1913, in Johnston, North Carolina.

Sadie was 16 when she moved to Durham and lived with her Uncle Leonard during the 1930 Census. She worked in a hosiery factory.

Sadie married Robert Gallyon on June 22, 1940, in Durham, North Carolina. They did not have any children.

Sadie developed brain cancer. During one treatment, a substance was sprayed on her brain.

This innovative treatment was meant to help her but instead it caused her to lose the ability to speak.

Sadie was hospitalized for a long time, and her family was told she would not live long.

Sadie died April 17, 1954, in Durham, North Carolina.

Sadie is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Durham, North Carolina.

Robert Gallyon died on March 1, 1980, in Durham, North Carolina. He is buried next to Sadie.

Renn Stancil Hinton, daughter of George Ralph Stancil

Archival Records Gallery

Sadie Stancil - Robert Lee Gallyon marriage certificate 1940
1940 Marriage Certificate (Sadie Stancil and Robert Lee Gallyon) Durham County Register of Deeds Download
Sadie Stancil Gallyon's Death Certificate
1980 Death Certificate (Sadie Stancil Gallyon) North Carolina State Board of Health Download