Grover Stanley Dalton

Grover Stanley Dalton age 96, a lifelong resident of Harriman passed away on Saturday February 6, 2010 at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center. Stanley was a member of Trenton Street Baptist Church since 1923 where he was a Life Deacon and had served as Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Training Union Leader, Chairman of Deacons, on Pastor Search Committees, on Building Committees and was the long time Adult Teaching Leader. He is Preceded in death by his parents Grover Cleveland and Georgia Floyd Dalton, Brothers; John, Carl, Joe, Clyde And Tom Dalton, and Daughter-in-Law Wanda H. Dalton. Survivors Wife of 72 years Mattie Lee Dalton Son and Daughter-in-law Jim and Gladys Dalton Daughter Martha Lee Dalton Grandson and wife Steve and Jenny Dalton Great grandchildren Hunter and Haley Dalton Sister Mildred Braden Sisters-in-law Emogene Dalton Laura Cox Brother-in-law Millard Lee. He also leaves a host of nieces, nephews and cousins whom he dearly loved. After graduation from Harriman High School in 1934 as Class Valedictorian, he worked at the A&P Grocer Store, was co-owner of Easyway Grocery Store and then Manager of McKinney’s Clothing Store prior to going to work at the K-25 Plant in Oak Ridge from where he retired as an Electrical General Supervisor after 32 Years of service in 1977. In later years he was an active member of the Harriman Library Board, an officer of the Roane County Gideon’s and an officer of the Pellissippi Genealogy Society. He enjoyed researching family history and was a long time member of the Dalton Genealogy Society. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6 to 8 PM at the Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman. The funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 PM at Trenton Street Baptist Church in Harriman with Rev, Gene Nelson, Rev. Mason Goodman and Ted Taylor officiating. The body will lie in state 1 hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Roane Memorial Gardens. The deacons of Trenton Street Baptist Church will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. The family wants to thank the staff at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center for the loving care given to Stanley while he was a resident there. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Trenton Street Baptist Church, 519 Trenton St. Harriman, TN, 37748 or to the Gideon’s, Roane County Camp, P.O. Box 476, Kingston, TN 37763. Kyker Funeral Home of Harriman, TN is serving the family of Stanley Dalton.