He was a crane operator at Weirton Steel Corp., a member of the Bethany Pike Church of God, and a Marine veteran serving during Vietnam. In addition to his mother, Bob is survived by his wife, Ellen Hall Stanley at home; two sons, Robert Charles Stanley, and Dewitt Stanley, both of Wellsburg, WV; two brothers, Calvin "Skip" Stanley and his wife, Lynette, of Wellsburg, WV, and Rick Stanley and his wife, Goldie of West Liberty, WV; three granddaughters, Rielee, Adison, and Leeah Stanley; and several nieces and nephews also survive.