Nora Casbeer Stanley Thornhill, 96, of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00 pm -8:00 pm, Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, November 30, 2015 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Chapel. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.Nora was born on July 14, 1919 to Daniel Casbeer and Emily Crockett Casbeer.She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, William (Bill) Stanley and Savoy Thornhill, three sons, William Stanley, Jr., Donald Stanley and Frank Stanley, seven sisters and two brothers.Nora had a long and loving marriage to her first husband, Bill Stanley. Together they raised three sons. After Bill’s death in 1979, she married Savoy Thornhill in July of 1983 and they shared 24 happy years together.Nora was a member of the Prairie Lee Home Demonstration Club for 63 years and also was a member of the North A Church of Christ for over 60 years. In her later years, she enjoyed having lunch and playing 42 at the Senior Citizens Center. Nora was a very special mother and grandmother to her family. There are no words to express how kind and loving she was. She also had many friends and was loved by all. She will be greatly missed.Nora is survived by two sisters, Leona Hargrave of Jonestown, Texas and Dessie Wilson; brother, Virgil Casbeer of Midland, Texas; she is also survived by two daughters-in-law, Peggy Stanley of Weatherford, Texas and Terri Stanley of Midland, Texas, with whom she lived with for several years; as well as 8 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.Pallbearers are Glen Stanley, Shane Stanley, D.C. Stanley, Michael Dean Stanley, Barret Stanley, and Blake Stanley.,
