Retha Stansberry

Retha D. Stansberry passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012. She was 73. Born in Boone, Retha was a graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS. She was a Junior and Senior high school teacher in North Carolina, Indiana and abroad before becoming a systems analyst for the U.S. government and serving for 20 years before retiring. Retha was a former member of First Baptist Church Leesburg and was a current member of the Villages United Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter, Anne E. Worth, Chelmsford, Mass.; son, Jonathan D. Worth of Jacksonville, Fla.; two grandchildren; a brother, Ray G. Stansberry of Charlotte; and sister, Mary E. Moretz of Boone Graveside services will be held at Ashelawn Memorial Gardens on Thursday July 12, 2012 at 2 o'clock.